If you wish to keep some content concealed from the public eye, you'll be able to activate password protection for a particular folder - either the main site folder or a different one below it. Whenever this function is activated, a pop-up shall appear each and every time a person attempts to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link that goes a few levels deeper, so login details shall be required for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg if you have protected the domain.com folder. If the details aren't valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there is no way of getting around this restriction, so you can be certain that nobody will be able to access the secured content. The option could be helpful in a number of cases - if only some people should be able to see certain files, if you are developing a site and you do not want people to see it before it is completed, and so forth.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Website Hosting

Creating a password-protected area shall take only a few clicks and a few seconds when you host your sites in a shared website hosting account with our company. You won't have to do anything complicated - you'll need to select a domain/subdomain, to choose which folder under it must be protected, and then to enter the login name and password which will be used to access that folder. When a number of individuals require their own login details, there shall not be a problem to create a number of different usernames with access to the very same folder. All protected folders will appear with a padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you shall always know where this option is activated. If you would like to disable the protection feature for any folder, you can deactivate it from the very same section of the Control Panel where you have enabled it.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

It will require a few mouse clicks to turn on the password protection feature for any folder that you have, if you use one of our semi-dedicated hosting packages. We have an incredibly practical tool, that offers a user-friendly point-and-click interface and which can be used by people without any experience. It is an element of the Hepsia CP, that you will get to manage your new account as soon as you log in and check out the Password Protection section, you'll be able to select the domain or subdomain that needs to be protected and then the specific folder - either the primary folder or any subfolder under it. You will also see 2 boxes where you will have to enter the login name and the password that'll be needed to access the folder in question and you will be ready. By following precisely the same steps, you are able to set up several different login credentials for the same folder to give several people their own username/password. All secured folders will have a small padlock sign in the File Manager section.