A password-protected directory or area is a folder that may be accessed only if a username and a password are provided, so no unauthorized people can view its content. This option can be used for the main folder of a given website or exclusively for a particular subfolder in accordance with your preferences. For example, when you are building a new site and you don't want people to see it prior to it being ready, you need to restrict the access to it completely, and if you need only some people to be able to access certain files, you could password-protect only a specific folder, while the other parts of the Internet site could be seen by everybody. In any case, a “403 Forbidden” error page will appear if the login details the visitor inputs aren't accurate. Even a direct link to a file will not work given that any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Hosting

When you use any of our shared hosting packages, you will be able to create password-protected areas easily even if you have no experience with this sort of matters. We have built in a really easy-to-use point-and-click tool within the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all accounts, so you shall be able to protect any folder within just seconds. You'll simply have to select a domain or a subdomain and the exact folder which has to be protected (the primary one or a subfolder), and then to input the preferred username and password that will be used to access the folder in question at some point. Each protected folder will have a padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you shall be able to see instantly what content is protected and what's not. When necessary, you can make several different sets of login details for the same folder.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Securing any folder with a password shall be really easy if you host your Internet sites inside a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, which is built into the Hepsia CP, will permit you to choose the exact folder you would like to secure with a few mouse clicks and all you'll have to type will be the username and the password that'll be used to access it subsequently. You won't encounter any problems even if you have not had a website hosting account before, because you do not need any previous knowledge or computer programming skills to switch on the feature. If you repeat the same simple steps, you'll be able to create numerous usernames for the exact same password-protected area, so many people shall be able to access a certain folder with their own login details. You shall be able to see the protected folders instantly either in the same section of the CP or inside the File Manager section where you will recognize them by their small padlock icons.