A password-protected directory is a folder that cannot be accessed unless the proper login details are offered. This could be an entire website or only one page which is located within a subfolder. If you try to open this kind of a directory, you will see a browser pop-up where you have to type in a username as well as a password. If you type the appropriate ones, you'll be able to continue surfing around the content with no need to do anything more. When the login details are not accurate, however, you shall see a note that you aren't allowed to view the content. When this option is active, you will not be able to open a file even though you may have a direct link. The function is extremely handy if you wish to limit the access to some content or if you are developing an Internet site and you do not want visitors to be able to access it before it's ready.

Password Protected Directories in Web Hosting

Creating a password-protected area will take merely several mouse clicks and a few seconds when you host your Internet sites inside a web hosting account with us. You shall not need to do anything difficult - you will need to pick a domain/subdomain, to select which folder under it should be protected, and then to type in the login name and password that will be used to access that folder. In case a number of people require their own login details, there won't be a problem to create numerous different usernames with access to the same folder. All secured folders will appear with a padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you will always know where this function is active. If you'd like to turn off the protection function for any folder, you can disable it from the same exact section of the Control Panel in which you have enabled it.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you'll be able to protect 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 part of, so you'll not have to input any code at any time. You'll only have to select one of the domains/subdomains which you have inside the hosting account and to determine which folder has to be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. After that you can input the username and the password, that will be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you will be all set. The protection shall be turned on immediately, so anyone who attempts to access the recently secured folder will have to enter the right login information. If several individuals must be able to open the same content, you could set up a separate username for each.