If you would like keep some content concealed from the public eye, you'll be able to switch on password protection for a certain folder - either the main site folder or another one below it. When this feature is active, a pop-up will appear anytime somebody attempts to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link that goes a few levels deeper, so login information shall be necessary for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg in case you have secured only the domain.com folder. In case the details aren't valid, a “403 Forbidden” message will appear and there is no way to get around this restriction, so you can be positive that no one shall be able access the shielded content. The feature could be useful in various cases - if only a number of individuals need to be able to see particular files, if you are creating a site and you don't want people to see it before it's completed, and so on.

Password Protected Directories in Website Hosting

With the password protection tool that comes with each website hosting package deal which we offer, you shall be able to protect any content that you have inside your account with only a few clicks. Due to the fact that the tool is part of our innovative Hepsia Control Panel, it has the same simple interface and you shall not need any special skills to use it. When you navigate to the Password Protection section, you will need to select one of the domains or subdomains you have in the account and then decide if the protection should be switched on for the main folder or for a subfolder. Then enter the username and the password that you would like and you shall be all set to go. A small padlock icon inside the File Manager section will tell you that a specific folder is password-protected. In the same exact way you shall be able to add many usernames and passwords for the same folder if you'd like several people to have their own login credentials.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Protecting any folder with a password will be easy if you host your Internet sites within a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, which is incorporated into the Hepsia Control Panel, will permit you to pick the exact folder you would like to secure with a couple of mouse clicks and all you'll have to input shall be the username and the password that'll be used to access it subsequently. You will not encounter any troubles even if you have never had a hosting account before, considering that you do not need any previous knowledge or computer programming skills to activate the function. If you repeat the same basic steps, you will be able to set up numerous usernames for the very same password-protected area, so many people will be able to access a particular folder with their own login details. You shall be able to see the secured folders conveniently either in the very same section of the CP or in the File Manager section where you shall detect them by their little padlock icons.