A password-protected directory or area is a folder that could be accessed when a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized people may look at its content. This function could be used for the main folder of a certain Internet site or only for a certain subfolder depending on your requirements. As an example, when you are building a new Internet site and you do not want people to see it before it's completely ready, you need to prohibit the access to it completely, and if you want only some people to be able to access particular files, you could password-protect only a certain folder, while the other parts of the website may be seen by everyone. In any case, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear when the login details the visitor inputs are not right. Even a direct link to a file shall not work provided any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Cloud Web Hosting

With the password protection tool that is included with every single cloud web hosting package which we provide, you shall be able to secure any content that you have inside your account with just a few clicks. As the tool is an element of our innovative Hepsia CP, it offers the exact same simple interface and you will not require any special skills to use it. When you visit the Password Protection section, you will need to choose one of the domains or subdomains which you have in the account and then decide if the protection should be switched on for the main folder or for a subfolder. Then type in the username and the password you want and you will be ready. A little padlock icon inside the File Manager section will tell you that a particular folder is password-protected. In the same way you shall be able to include numerous usernames and passwords for the same folder if you want several people to have their own login credentials.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you'll be able to protect any content that you have uploaded using our protection tool. Its interface is as basic and intuitive as that of the Hepsia CP it's part of, so you will not have to enter any code at any time. You will simply need to select one of the domains/subdomains you have inside the hosting account and to select which folder needs to be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. After that you can type in the username and the password, that'll be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you will be ready. The protection shall be activated at once, so anyone that attempts to access the freshly secured folder will have to type in the accurate login info. In case various people must be able to open the exact same content, you could make a separate username for each of them.