A password-protected directory or area is a folder which could be accessed only if a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized people may check out its content. This option may be used for the main folder of a certain Internet site or exclusively for a specific subfolder based upon your preferences. As an example, when you are building a new Internet site and you do not want people to see it before it's 100% ready, you have to limit the access to it as a whole, and if you need only some people to be able to access specific files, you'll be able to password-protect only a specific folder, while the other parts of the site may be seen by everybody. Anyway, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear when the login details the visitor types in aren't accurate. Even a direct link to a file shall not work provided any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Website Hosting

Creating a password-protected area shall take merely several clicks and a few seconds when you host your websites within a shared website hosting account with our company. You shall not need to do anything challenging - you will need to pick a domain/subdomain, to select which folder under it must be protected, and then to type the login name and password that'll be used to access that folder. If a number of individuals need their own login credentials, there will not be a problem to set up numerous different usernames with access to the same folder. All secured folders shall appear with a padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you will always know where this feature is enabled. If you'd like to deactivate the security function for any folder, you can deactivate it from the same exact section of the Control Panel in which you have enabled it.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

You'll be able to create password protection for any content you have in your semi-dedicated server account. We have integrated an easy-to-use tool to the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel via which you will be able to enable the function with a few mouse clicks and without any problems, even if you are not quite tech-savvy. You will only need to pick the hostname (domain or subdomain), the specific folder that needs to be secured (the primary folder or a subfolder) as well as the login name and password. The protection shall take effect at once, so if you try to open the password-protected URL inside your browser, you will have to type in the newly created login credentials before you can proceed. Additionally, you will be able to give different usernames for the same folder to a number of individuals, so you'll not need to share the same login credentials with anyone. Each password-protected folder shall have a compact padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you'll be able to recognize such folders in no time.