A password-protected directory or area is a folder which could be accessed only when a username and a password are typed in, so no unauthorized people may look at its content. This option could be used for the primary folder of a specific Internet site or only for a certain subfolder based on your requirements. As an illustration, when you are building a new website and you do not want people to see it before it is 100% ready, you need to limit the access to it completely, whereas if you need only some individuals to be able to access specific files, you are able to password-protect only a specific folder, while the other parts of the site may be seen by everybody. Regardless, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear in the event that the login details the visitor inputs aren't accurate. Even a direct link to a file won't work given that any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Web Hosting

All of our shared web hosting include a really useful tool which will permit you to protect any folder in your account from unauthorized access with just two mouse clicks. When you log in to your Hepsia website hosting CP, you'll just have to go to the Password Protection section, to choose the main domain or subdomain, to specify the folder that has to be protected - the root folder or some folder under it, and then to type the username and the password which must be used in order to access the content in question. The feature will be active at once, so if you attempt to open the folder/website, you'll be prompted to input the login information. You may set up or remove numerous usernames for the same folder, if required. When you check out the File Manager section, all password-protected folders will be marked with a compact padlock icon.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you will be able to secure any content that you've uploaded through our protection tool. Its interface is as basic and intuitive as that of the Hepsia CP it is part of, so you shall not need to write any code at any time. You'll only have to select one of the domains/subdomains which you have in the hosting account and to determine which folder should be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. You can then input the username and the password, that will be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you shall be good to go. The protection will be switched on instantly, so anybody who attempts to access the recently protected folder shall have to input the accurate login details. If a number of individuals have to be able to open the exact same content, you could set up a separate username for each.