A password-protected directory or area is a folder that may be accessed only if a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized people can observe its content. This function could be used for the primary folder of a certain website or only for a specific subfolder based on your preferences. As an example, if you are creating a new website and you don't want people to see it before it is 100% ready, you need to restrict the access to it as a whole, whereas if you want only some individuals to be able to access specific files, you could password-protect only a specific folder, while the other parts of the Internet site could be seen by anyone. In either case, a “403 Forbidden” error page will appear in the event that the login details the visitor types in aren't accurate. Even a direct link to a file will not work if any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Cloud Hosting

Creating a password-protected area will take no more than a few clicks and a few seconds if you host your sites inside a cloud hosting account with our company. You shall not have to do anything complex - you'll need to select a domain/subdomain, to pick which folder under it should be protected, and then to enter the login name and password which will be used to access that folder. When a number of people require their own login details, there won't be a problem to make a variety of different usernames with access to the same folder. All protected folders shall appear with a padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you will always know where this feature is enabled. If you'd like to deactivate the protection feature for any folder, you can disable it from the same exact section of the Control Panel where you have enabled it.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

Securing any folder with a password will be quite simple if you host your Internet sites within a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, that is incorporated into the Hepsia CP, will permit you to choose the exact folder you would like to protect with a couple of clicks and all you'll need to type in shall be the username and the password that'll be used to access it afterwards. You won't 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 function. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you will be able to create various usernames for the very same password-protected area, so many people will be able to access a given folder with their own login credentials. You shall be able to see the secured folders conveniently either in precisely the same section of the Control Panel or within the File Manager section where you shall detect them by their small padlock icons.