If you want to keep some content concealed from the public eye, you'll be able to switch on password protection for a particular folder - either the primary Internet site folder or another one below it. When this option is active, a pop-up will appear anytime a person tries to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link which goes a few levels deeper, so login details will be required for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg if you have protected only the domain.com folder. If the credentials are not valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there is no method of getting around this restriction, so you can be sure that nobody shall be able access the secured content. The function can be useful in numerous scenarios - if only a number of individuals must be able to see certain files, if you are creating a site and you don't want people to see it before it is completed, etc.

Password Protected Directories in Website Hosting

With the password protection tool that comes with each and every website hosting package deal that we provide, you will be able to secure any content that you have inside your account with only a few mouse clicks. Since the tool is part of our revolutionary Hepsia Control Panel, it has exactly the same uncomplicated interface and you'll not need any special skills to use it. Once you visit the Password Protection section, you will need to select one of the domains or subdomains that you have in the account and then decide if the protection should be turned on for the main folder or for a subfolder. Then type the username and the password you want and you'll be all set to go. A small padlock symbol inside the File Manager section will tell you that a particular folder is password-protected. In the exact same way you will be able to include numerous usernames and passwords for the same folder if you would like several people to have their own login credentials.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Securing any folder with a password shall be easy if you host your websites inside a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, which is integrated into the Hepsia Control Panel, will enable you to select the exact folder which you want to secure with a few mouse clicks and all you will have to input shall be the username and the password that will be used to access it afterwards. You will not encounter any problems even if you haven't had a hosting account before, since you do not need any previous knowledge or coding skills to activate the function. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you'll be able to set up many usernames for the same password-protected area, so numerous individuals will be able to access a given folder with their own login details. You'll be able to see the secured folders very easily either in exactly the same section of the Control Panel or inside the File Manager section where you shall detect them by their little padlock icons.