A password-protected directory or area is a folder which may be accessed only if a username and a password are typed in, so no unauthorized individuals may see its content. This feature could be used for the primary folder of a specific website or exclusively for a particular subfolder based on the needs you have. As an example, when you are developing a new Internet site and you don't want people to see it prior to it being completely ready, you might want to restrict the access to it entirely, whereas if you want only some people to be able to access certain files, you could password-protect only a certain folder, while the other parts of the website can be seen by anybody. In any case, a “403 Forbidden” error page will appear in the event that the login details the visitor enters aren't correct. Even a direct link to a file shall not work so long as any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Cloud Website Hosting

With the password protection tool supplied with each and every cloud website hosting package deal that we provide, you will be able to secure any content that you have in your account with simply a few clicks. Because the tool is an element of our revolutionary Hepsia Control Panel, it has the exact same simple interface and you'll not require any special skills to use it. Once you navigate to the Password Protection section, you will need to select one of the domains or subdomains that you have inside the account and then decide if the protection should be turned on for the main folder or for a subfolder. Then type in the username and the password that you want and you'll be set. A little padlock icon inside the File Manager section will tell you that a specific folder is password-protected. In the same way you'll be able to include multiple usernames and passwords for the same folder if you want several people to have their own login credentials.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

It will take just a few mouse clicks to activate the password protection function for any folder which you have, if you use one of our semi-dedicated service. We have an incredibly effective tool, that has a user-friendly point-and-click interface and which can be used by people with no experience. It is an element of the Hepsia CP, which you will get to manage your new account and as soon as you log in and go to the Password Protection section, you shall be able to select the domain or subdomain which should be secured and then the exact folder - either the main folder or any subfolder under it. You shall also see 2 boxes where you will have to type the login name and the password that will be needed to access the folder in question and you'll be ready. By following precisely the same steps, you are able to set up several different login credentials for the very same folder to give several people their own username/password. All protected folders will have a small padlock sign in the File Manager section.