If you'd like to keep some content hidden from the public eye, you are able to enable password protection for a particular folder - either the primary website folder or any other one below it. When this function is turned on, a pop-up shall appear each and every time somebody attempts to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link that goes a few levels deeper, so login information shall be required for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg in case you have secured only the domain.com folder. In case the details are not valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there's no way to get around this restriction, so you can rest assured that no one will be able to access the shielded content. The function may be beneficial in a number of scenarios - if only a number of individuals need to be able to see particular files, if you are developing a website and you do not want people to see it prior to it being completed, and so on.

Password Protected Directories in Website Hosting

Creating a password-protected area will take only several clicks and a few seconds if you host your sites inside a website hosting account with our company. You will not need to do anything complicated - you will need to pick a domain/subdomain, to choose which folder under it has to be secured, 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 will not be a problem to create several different usernames with access to the same exact folder. All secured folders will appear with a padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you shall always know where this option is enabled. If you would like to disable the security function for any folder, you can disable it from the very same section of the CP where you have enabled it.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

Securing any folder with a password shall be easy if you host your sites inside a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, which is incorporated into the Hepsia Control Panel, will enable you to select the particular folder you would like to protect with a couple of clicks and all you'll have to type in shall be the username and the password that will be used to access it afterwards. You won't experience any complications even if you haven't had a hosting account before, because you do not need any previous knowledge or programming skills to enable the function. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you'll be able to set up many usernames for the same password-protected area, so lots of people shall be able to access a particular folder with their own login details. You'll be able to see the secured folders very easily either in the same section of the Control Panel or inside the File Manager section where you will identify them by their little padlock icons.