A password-protected directory or area is a folder that could be accessed only if a username and a password are provided, so no unauthorized people can observe its content. This feature could be used for the main folder of a given Internet site or just for a certain subfolder in accordance with your preferences. As an example, if you are building a new site and you do not want people to see it prior to it being ready, you have to limit the access to it altogether, while if you want only some people to be able to access certain files, you are able to password-protect only a certain folder, while the remainder of the website can be seen by everybody. In either case, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear in case the login details the visitor enters are not right. Even a direct link to a file won't work as long as any folder above it is password-protected.
Password Protected Directories in Web Hosting
When you use any of our web hosting plans, you can make password-protected areas easily even if you have no experience with this sort of matters. We have built in an incredibly easy-to-use point-and-click tool into the Hepsia CP, which comes with all accounts, so you shall be able to secure any folder within a matter of seconds. You will only have to choose a domain or a subdomain and the specific folder that must be secured (the primary one or a subfolder), and then to type in the desired username and password that'll be used to access the folder in question later on. Each and every secured folder shall have padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you will be able to see instantly what content is secured and what's not. If necessary, you can make a number of different sets of login credentials for exactly the same folder.
Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you will be able to secure any content you have uploaded using our protection tool. Its interface is as basic and intuitive as that of the Hepsia Control Panel it is part of, so you'll not need to enter any code at any time. You will simply need to select one of the domains/subdomains that you have in the web hosting account and to choose which folder should be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. Then you can type in the username and the password, which will be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you will be ready. The protection shall be turned on instantly, so anybody who tries to access the newly protected folder will have to type in the right login details. In case several people must be able to access precisely the same content, you can create a separate username for each of them.