A password-protected directory or area is a folder that may be accessed only when a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized individuals may look at its content. This feature can be used for the main folder of a specific website or exclusively for a specific subfolder in accordance with your requirements. As an example, if you are developing a new site and you don't want people to see it before it is 100% ready, you may want to restrict the access to it entirely, while if you want only some individuals to be able to access particular files, you could password-protect only a certain folder, while the rest of the Internet site can be seen by everyone. In any case, a “403 Forbidden” error page will appear in case the login details the visitor inputs aren't correct. Even a direct link to a file shall not work given that any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Cloud Hosting

Setting up a password-protected area will take just a couple of clicks and a few seconds when you host your websites within a cloud hosting account with us. You'll not need to do anything difficult - you will need to select a domain/subdomain, to pick which folder under it has to be secured, and then to input the login name and password that will be used to access that folder. In case a number of individuals need their own login credentials, there shall not be a problem to set up numerous different usernames with access to the same folder. All protected folders shall appear with a padlock icon inside the File Manager section, so you'll always know where this function is active. If you wish to turn off the protection feature for any folder, you can deactivate it from the exact same section of the CP where you have enabled it.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you will be able to protect any content that you've uploaded using our protection tool. Its interface is as simple and intuitive as that of the Hepsia CP it's part of, so you'll not have to write any code at any time. You will simply need to pick one of the domains/subdomains you have in the web hosting account and to determine which folder should be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. After that you can enter the username and the password, that'll be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you will be good to go. The protection shall be enabled immediately, so anyone who tries to access the recently protected folder shall have to enter the correct login details. If a number of individuals must be able to access the exact same content, you could set up a separate username for each of them.