A password-protected directory or area is a folder that can be accessed only when a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized people may check out its content. This feature could be used for the primary folder of a certain Internet site or exclusively for a specific subfolder based on your requirements. For instance, if you are creating a new Internet site and you do not want people to see it prior to it being completely ready, you might want to prohibit the access to it altogether, and if you want only some individuals to be able to access particular files, you could password-protect only a particular folder, while the remainder of the website can be seen by anyone. Anyway, a “403 Forbidden” error page will appear in case the login details the visitor enters aren't right. Even a direct link to a file shall not work so long as any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Hosting

All of our shared hosting plans include an exceptionally handy tool which will permit you to protect any folder inside your account from unauthorized access with only 2 mouse clicks. When you log in to your Hepsia hosting CP, you'll just have to go to the Password Protection section, to choose the main domain or subdomain, to specify the folder which should be protected - the root folder or some folder under it, and then to input the username and the password which should be used in order to access the content in question. The function shall be active straightaway, so if you attempt to open the folder/website, you will be prompted to enter the login credentials. You can set up or remove a number of usernames for the same folder, when necessary. When you go to the File Manager section, all password-protected folders will be indicated by a little padlock icon.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you'll be able to shield any content which you have uploaded by using our protection tool. Its interface is as simple and intuitive as that of the Hepsia Control Panel it's part of, so you will not need to enter any code at any time. You will simply have to pick one of the domains/subdomains which you have inside the hosting account and to pick which folder should be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. You may then type in the username and the password, that'll be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you shall be ready. The protection will be activated straightaway, so anyone who attempts to access the recently secured folder shall have to type in the correct login details. In cases where various people have to be able to access the exact same content, you could make a separate username for each of them.