A password-protected directory or area is a folder that can be accessed only if a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized individuals could observe its content. This feature can be used for the primary folder of a given website or exclusively for a particular subfolder depending on the needs you have. As an illustration, when you are developing a new site and you do not want people to see it before it's ready, you might want to prohibit the access to it completely, whereas if you want only some individuals to be able to access specific files, you can password-protect only a certain folder, while the rest of the site may be seen by anyone. In either case, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear if the login details the visitor enters are not accurate. Even a direct link to a file will not work so long as any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Hosting

When you use any of our shared hosting plans, you shall be able to set up password-protected areas without difficulty even if you have zero experience with such matters. We've built in an extremely easy-to-use point-and-click tool in the Hepsia CP, supplied with all accounts, so you shall be able to protect any folder within just a few seconds. You will simply have to select a domain or a subdomain and the specific folder which must be protected (the main one or a subfolder), and then to input the username and password which will be used to access the folder in question at some point. Every secured folder shall have padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you will be able to see immediately what content is protected and what is not. If required, you can create a number of sets of login details for exactly the same folder.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

Securing any folder with a password shall be quite simple if you host your Internet sites in a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, that's incorporated into the Hepsia Control Panel, will allow you to select the exact folder that you want to protect with a few mouse clicks and all you will need to input will be the username and the password that will be used to access it later on. You won't encounter any difficulties even if you haven't had a hosting account before, because you don't need any previous knowledge or programming skills to switch on the function. If you repeat the same basic steps, you will be able to set up various usernames for the very same password-protected area, so a number of people shall be able to access a certain folder with their own login details. You shall be able to see the secured folders conveniently either in precisely the same section of the CP or within the File Manager section where you'll identify them by their little padlock icons.