A password-protected directory or area is a folder that could be accessed when a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized individuals could check out its content. This option could be used for the primary folder of a certain Internet site or only for a specific subfolder in accordance with your needs. As an example, when you are creating a new Internet site and you don't want people to see it before it's ready, you might want to prohibit the access to it as a whole, and if you want only some individuals to be able to access particular files, you could password-protect only a certain folder, while the remainder of the Internet site could be seen by anybody. Anyway, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear if the login details the visitor types in aren't accurate. Even a direct link to a file shall not work if any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Cloud Website Hosting

Setting up a password-protected area shall take merely several mouse clicks and a few seconds when you host your Internet sites in a cloud website hosting account with our company. You will not have to do anything difficult - you will need to pick a domain/subdomain, to choose which folder under it has to be protected, and then to type the login name and password that will be used to access that folder. In case a number of people require their own login details, there won't be a problem to set up a variety of different usernames with access to the exact same folder. All secured folders will appear with a padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you'll always know where this feature is active. If you'd like to disable the security feature for any folder, you can disable it from the exact same section of the CP where you have enabled it.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

You shall be able to set up password protection for any content you have within your semi-dedicated server account. We have included an easy-to-use tool to the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel through which you will be able to activate the function with a few clicks and without any problems, even if you're not very tech-savvy. You will simply need to choose the hostname (domain or subdomain), the specific folder that must be secured (the main folder or a subfolder) plus the login name and password. The protection will take effect instantaneously, so if you make an effort to open the password-protected URL inside your browser, you will have to type the newly created login details before you can proceed. You'll also be able to give different usernames for the same folder to a number of people, so you'll not need to share the same login credentials with everybody. Any password-protected folder shall have a tiny padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you shall be able to recognize this type of folders effortlessly.