A password-protected directory or area is a folder which can be accessed only when a username and a password are provided, so no unauthorized people could observe its content. This feature may be used for the primary folder of a certain Internet site or just for a particular subfolder depending on your preferences. For example, if you are developing a new site and you don't want people to see it prior to it being completely ready, you might want to limit the access to it as a whole, while if you want only some people to be able to access certain files, you may password-protect only a particular folder, while the rest of the Internet site could be seen by everybody. In any case, a “403 Forbidden” error page will appear if the login details the visitor types in aren't accurate. Even a direct link to a file shall not work provided any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Website Hosting

All of our shared website hosting service include a very convenient tool which will permit you to shield any folder within your account from unauthorized access with just 2 mouse clicks. As soon as you log in to your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, you will simply have to go to the Password Protection section, to select the main domain or subdomain, to specify the folder which should be protected - the root folder or some folder under it, and then to input the username and the password which should be used to access the content in question. The function will be activated straightaway, so in case you try to open the folder/website, you shall be prompted to input the login information. You may set up or remove multiple usernames for the exact same folder, if needed. If you go to the File Manager section, all password-protected folders shall be indicated by a compact padlock icon.

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 that you have uploaded via our protection tool. Its interface is as basic and intuitive as that of the Hepsia Control Panel it is a part of, so you shall not need to enter any code at any time. You will only need to pick one of the domains/subdomains which you have in the web hosting account and to determine which folder needs to be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. After that you can enter the username and the password, which will be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you will be ready. The protection shall be switched on immediately, so anyone who tries to access the freshly protected folder will have to input the correct login information. When a number of individuals must be able to access precisely the same content, you can create a separate username for each one.