If you want to keep some content concealed from the public eye, you could activate password protection for a particular folder - either the primary Internet site folder or any other one below it. In case this function is active, a pop-up shall appear every time a person tries to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link which goes a few levels deeper, so login info will be needed for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg when you have secured just the domain.com folder. In case the credentials aren't valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there is no method of getting around this restriction, so you can be positive that no one shall be able access the protected content. The function can be helpful in various scenarios - if only some individuals should be able to see certain files, if you are creating a website and you do not want people to see it prior to it being completed, and so forth.

Password Protected Directories in Web Hosting

When you use any of our web hosting plans, you shall be able to make password-protected areas easily even if you have no experience with this type of matters. We've included a really easy-to-use point-and-click tool within the Hepsia CP, provided with all accounts, so you shall be able to secure any folder within just seconds. You will have to choose a domain or a subdomain and the exact folder that has to be protected (the main one or a subfolder), and then to type in the preferred username and password that will be used to access the folder in question in the future. Every protected folder will have a padlock icon inside the File Manager section, so you'll be able to see instantly what content is protected and what is not. When necessary, you could make several different sets of login credentials for the same folder.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Protecting any folder with a password will be easy if you host your websites inside a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, that is incorporated into the Hepsia Control Panel, will allow you to select the exact folder which you want to protect with a couple of clicks and all you will need to type will be the username and the password which will be used to access it subsequently. You will not encounter any troubles even if you haven't had a web hosting account before, due to the fact that you don't need any previous knowledge or coding skills to enable the feature. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you will be able to create different usernames for the exact same password-protected area, so a number of people shall be able to access a particular folder with their own login details. You'll be able to see the protected folders at a glance either in the exact same section of the CP or inside the File Manager section where you'll detect them by their little padlock icons.