A password-protected directory or area is a folder which could be accessed only when a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized people can view its content. This feature may be used for the primary folder of a given site or only for a certain subfolder based on your preferences. As an illustration, when you are building a new site and you don't want people to see it before it's 100% ready, you have to limit the access to it entirely, and if you need only some people to be able to access specific files, you could password-protect only a certain folder, while the remaining portion of the Internet site can be seen by everybody. Regardless, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear in the event that the login details the visitor inputs are not right. 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

Creating a password-protected area will take only a couple of mouse clicks and a few seconds if you host your websites inside a shared hosting account with us. You won't need to do anything challenging - you will need to pick a domain/subdomain, to pick which folder under it has to be protected, and then to type the login name and password which will be used to access that folder. When a number of people require their own login credentials, there shall not be a problem to make numerous different usernames with access to the same exact folder. All protected folders shall appear with a padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you'll always know where this function is activated. If you wish to deactivate the protection function for any folder, you can disable it from the same exact section of the CP in which you have enabled it.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

It will require just a few clicks to enable the password protection function for any folder that you have, when you use one of our semi-dedicated hosting. We have an extremely practical tool, which has a user-friendly point-and-click interface and which can be used by individuals with no experience. It's part of the Hepsia CP, that you will get to manage your new account as soon as you log in and go to the Password Protection section, you shall be able to pick the domain or subdomain that needs to be secured and then the specific folder - either the primary folder or any subfolder under it. You will also see 2 boxes where you shall have to type the login name and the password that'll be needed to access the folder in question and you shall be good to go. By following precisely the same steps, you can create a variety of login credentials for the very same folder to give several individuals their own username/password. All secured folders will have a small padlock sign in the File Manager section.