A password-protected directory or area is a folder that can be accessed only if a username and a password are provided, so no unauthorized people can see its content. This feature may be used for the main folder of a certain Internet site or exclusively for a particular subfolder based on your requirements. For instance, when you are developing a new site and you do not want people to see it before it is ready, you may want to restrict the access to it completely, and if you want only some individuals to be able to access specific files, you can password-protect only a specific folder, while the other parts of the website could be seen by anyone. In any case, a “403 Forbidden” error page will appear in the event that the login details the visitor enters are not correct. Even a direct link to a file shall not work given that any folder above it is password-protected.
Password Protected Directories in Website Hosting
When you use any of our website hosting plans, you will be able to make password-protected areas with ease even if you don't have any experience with this kind of matters. We've integrated a very easy-to-use point-and-click tool in the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all accounts, so you shall be able to secure any folder within merely seconds. You will only have to select a domain or a subdomain and the specific folder that should be secured (the primary one or a subfolder), and then to input the preferred username and password that will be used to access the folder in question at some point. Any protected folder will have a padlock icon inside the File Manager section, so you will be able to see immediately what content is protected and what's not. When necessary, you can make several different sets of login credentials for exactly the same folder.
Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you shall be able to secure any content you have uploaded via our protection tool. Its interface is as simple and intuitive as that of the Hepsia CP it's a part of, so you will not have to enter any code at any time. You will simply have to pick one of the domains/subdomains you have inside the hosting account and to pick which folder has to be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. You can then type the username and the password, that'll be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you shall be good to go. The protection shall be activated immediately, so anyone who tries to access the newly secured folder shall have to type in the right login details. In case various people must be able to open precisely the same content, you could set up a separate username for each one.