If you want to keep some content concealed from the public eye, you could switch on password protection for a specific folder - either the main site folder or a different one below it. Whenever this option is turned on, a pop-up will appear every time somebody attempts to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link that goes a few levels deeper, so login details shall be required for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg when you have protected just the domain.com folder. In case the credentials aren't valid, a “403 Forbidden” message will appear and there isn't any way to get around this restriction, so you can be sure that nobody shall be able access the shielded content. The function may be beneficial in a variety of cases - if only certain individuals must be able to see certain files, if you are creating a website and you don't want people to see it before it's completed, etc.

Password Protected Directories in Cloud Website Hosting

If you use any of our cloud website hosting plans, you shall be able to set up password-protected areas effortlessly even if you have no experience with this type of matters. We have incorporated an incredibly easy-to-use point-and-click tool within the Hepsia Control Panel, offered with all accounts, so you will be able to protect any folder within just seconds. You will only have to choose a domain or a subdomain and the specific folder that must be secured (the main one or a subfolder), and then to input the username and password that will be used to access the folder in question at some point. Any secured folder shall have padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you will be able to see immediately what content is protected and what is not. If required, you may create a number of different sets of login credentials for precisely the same folder.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Protecting any folder with a password shall be really easy if you host your websites in a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, that's built into the Hepsia CP, will enable you to pick the exact folder that you want to protect with a few clicks and all you'll need to type in shall be the username and the password that will be used to access it subsequently. You won't experience any difficulties even if you have not had a website hosting account before, due to the fact that you don't need any previous knowledge or programming skills to activate the function. If you repeat the same simple steps, you'll 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 credentials. You will be able to see the secured folders instantly either in the exact same section of the CP or in the File Manager section where you shall identify them by their tiny padlock icons.