A password-protected directory is a folder which can't be accessed unless the correct login credentials are provided. This could be an entire website or simply one page that's in a subfolder. If you attempt to open this type of a directory, you'll see a web browser pop-up in which you must type a username and a password. In case you input the right ones, you will be able to continue browsing the content without the need to do anything more. In case the login credentials aren't right, however, you will see information that you are not allowed to see the content. If this option is active, you will not be able to open a file even though you may have a direct link. The function is very practical if you'd like to prohibit the access to some content or if you work on a site and you do not want visitors to be able to access it before it's ready.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Hosting

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

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Securing any folder with a password will be quite simple if you host your websites within a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, that's incorporated into the Hepsia CP, will allow you to select the particular folder you would like to protect with a couple of mouse clicks and all you will have to type in shall be the username and the password that'll be used to access it afterwards. You'll not encounter any problems even if you haven't had a website hosting account before, due to the fact that you do not need any previous knowledge or computer programming skills to activate the function. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you'll be able to set up many usernames for the very same password-protected area, so lots of people shall be able to access a particular folder with their own login credentials. You shall be able to see the secured folders at a glance either in the very same section of the Control Panel or inside the File Manager section where you will recognize them by their tiny padlock icons.