If you would like keep some content concealed from the public eye, you could enable password protection for a particular folder - either the main site folder or a different one below it. If this option is activated, a pop-up shall appear each time a person attempts to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link that goes a few levels deeper, so login info will be required for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg when you have protected only the domain.com folder. If the credentials aren't valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there's no method of getting around this restriction, so you can be sure that nobody shall be able access the protected content. The function may be useful in a variety of cases - if only certain people should be able to see particular files, if you are building an Internet site and you do not want people to see it prior to it being completed, and so on.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Hosting

With the password protection tool supplied with every single shared hosting package that we provide, you will be able to shield any content which you have within your account with just a few mouse clicks. Due to the fact that the tool is a component of our ground breaking Hepsia CP, it has the same uncomplicated interface and you will not need any special skills to use it. As soon as you check out the Password Protection section, you'll need to select one of the domains or subdomains which you have inside the account and then choose if the protection should be turned on for the main folder or for a subfolder. Then type the username and the password that you'd like and you shall be set. A tiny padlock icon inside the File Manager section will tell you that a certain folder is password-protected. In the very same way you shall be able to include multiple usernames and passwords for the same folder if you want several people to have their own login credentials.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Protecting any folder with a password will be easy if you host your websites in a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, that's incorporated into the Hepsia CP, will enable you to choose the specific folder you would like to secure with a few mouse clicks and all you will have to type will be the username and the password which will be used to access it later. You will not encounter any difficulties even if you haven't had a web hosting account before, since you don't need any previous knowledge or programming skills to switch on the feature. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you will be able to set up various 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 will be able to see the secured folders easily either in the exact same section of the Control Panel or within the File Manager section where you'll recognize them by their small padlock icons.