If you would like keep some content concealed from the public eye, you could switch on password protection for a specific folder - either the primary website folder or another one below it. If this function is activated, 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 needed for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg in case you have protected just the domain.com folder. In case the credentials are not valid, a “403 Forbidden” message will appear and there's no method of getting around this restriction, so you can be sure that nobody will be able to access the shielded content. The feature can be helpful in numerous scenarios - if only some people must be able to see specific files, if you work on a website and you don't want people to see it before it is completed, etc.

Password Protected Directories in Website Hosting

If you use any of our website hosting products, you'll be able to create password-protected areas effortlessly even if you have no experience with such matters. We have built in a very easy-to-use point-and-click tool into the Hepsia Control Panel, offered with all accounts, so you will be able to protect any folder within just a few seconds. You'll simply have to select a domain or a subdomain and the specific folder that has to be protected (the main one or a subfolder), and then to type in the username and password that will be used to access the folder in question later on. Each protected folder will have a padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you'll be able to see easily what content is secured and what is not. If required, you could make a number of sets of login details for exactly the same folder.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

Protecting any folder with a password will be very easy if you host your Internet sites inside a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, that is built into the Hepsia Control Panel, will enable you to choose the particular folder you'd like to secure with a couple of mouse clicks and all you will need to enter shall be the username and the password that'll be used to access it later on. You won't encounter any complications even if you have not had a hosting account before, due to the fact that you do not need any previous knowledge or computer programming skills to enable the feature. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you shall be able to set up many usernames for the exact same password-protected area, so numerous individuals shall be able to access a particular folder with their own login details. You will be able to see the protected folders very easily either in the exact same section of the Control Panel or inside the File Manager section where you'll detect them by their little padlock icons.