A password-protected directory or area is a folder which can be accessed only when a username and a password are typed in, so no unauthorized people may view its content. This option can be used for the main folder of a specific Internet site or only for a specific subfolder based on your preferences. As an illustration, when you are building a new website and you do not want people to see it before it's 100% ready, you should prohibit the access to it entirely, whereas if you want only some individuals to be able to access specific files, you can password-protect only a particular folder, while the rest of the site can be seen by everybody. Anyway, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear in case the login details the visitor types in aren't accurate. Even a direct link to a file shall not work as long as any folder above it is password-protected.
Password Protected Directories in Shared Hosting
When you use any of our shared hosting packages, you can set up password-protected areas effortlessly even if you have zero experience with this sort of matters. We've incorporated a really easy-to-use point-and-click tool in the Hepsia CP, offered with all accounts, so you will be able to secure any folder within a matter of seconds. You will only have to select a domain or a subdomain and the specific folder which has to be protected (the primary one or a subfolder), and then to enter the username and password that will be used to access the folder in question in the future. Each protected folder shall have padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you will be able to see at a glance what content is secured and what's not. If necessary, you may create a number of sets of login credentials for exactly the same folder.
Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers
Protecting any folder with a password shall be very simple if you host your Internet sites within a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, which is incorporated into the Hepsia Control Panel, will permit you to select the specific folder you would like to secure with a few mouse clicks and all you'll need to enter shall be the username and the password that will be used to access it later. You will not encounter any problems even if you haven't had a hosting account before, since you do not need any previous knowledge or computer programming skills to switch on the feature. If you repeat the same basic steps, you'll be able to set up many usernames for the same password-protected area, so many people will be able to access a given folder with their own login details. You'll be able to see the protected folders conveniently either in exactly the same section of the Control Panel or in the File Manager section where you shall detect them by their small padlock icons.