A password-protected directory or area is a folder that can be accessed when a username and a password are provided, so no unauthorized individuals could look at its content. This option could be used for the main folder of a certain website or only for a specific subfolder depending on your preferences. For instance, when you are creating a new site and you don't want people to see it before it is completely ready, you might want to restrict the access to it entirely, and if you would like only some people to be able to access certain files, you can password-protect only a particular folder, while the rest of the site may be seen by anyone. Regardless, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear if the login details the visitor enters are not accurate. Even a direct link to a file won't work so long as any folder above it is password-protected.
Password Protected Directories in Shared Hosting
When you use any of our shared hosting plans, you shall be able to make password-protected areas with ease even if you have no experience with this sort of matters. We have built in an incredibly easy-to-use point-and-click tool into the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all accounts, so you shall be able to protect any folder within just a few seconds. You will simply have to choose a domain or a subdomain and the specific folder that should be protected (the main one or a subfolder), and then to input the desired username and password which will be used to access the folder in question in the future. Every secured folder will have a padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you'll be able to see at a glance what content is secured and what's not. If required, you can make a number of different sets of login credentials for the exact same folder.
Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers
Protecting any folder with a password shall be easy if you host your sites in a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, that's built into the Hepsia CP, will enable you to choose the particular folder which you want to secure with a couple of mouse clicks and all you will have to type in will be the username and the password which will be used to access it later. You'll not experience any issues even if you have not had a website hosting account before, due to the fact that you do not need any previous knowledge or coding skills to enable the feature. If you repeat the same simple steps, you'll be able to create numerous usernames for the same password-protected area, so many people will be able to access a particular folder with their own login details. You will be able to see the secured folders instantly either in the same section of the CP or within the File Manager section where you will identify them by their small padlock icons.