If you wish to keep some content hidden from the public eye, you'll be able to activate password protection for a given folder - either the main site folder or a different one below it. When this option is turned on, a pop-up will appear anytime a person attempts to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link which goes a few levels deeper, so login info shall be necessary for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg when you have protected only the domain.com folder. When the details aren't valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there's no method of getting around this restriction, so you can be sure that no one shall be able access the shielded content. The function can be beneficial in numerous situations - if only some individuals should be able to see specific files, if you are building a site and you do not want people to see it prior to it being completed, and so on.

Password Protected Directories in Hosting

When you use any of our hosting plans, you will be able to make password-protected areas without difficulty even if you don't have any experience with this kind of matters. We have integrated a very easy-to-use point-and-click tool within the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all accounts, so you shall be able to protect any folder within just seconds. You'll only have to choose a domain or a subdomain and the specific folder that has to be secured (the primary one or a subfolder), and then to enter the preferred username and password that will be used to access the folder in question later on. Each protected folder shall have padlock icon inside the File Manager section, so you shall be able to see easily what content is protected and what is not. If necessary, you may create a number of different sets of login details for exactly the same folder.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Protecting any folder with a password will be very simple if you host your Internet sites inside a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, that is integrated into the Hepsia Control Panel, will permit you to choose the particular folder you would like to secure with a few clicks and all you will have to enter shall be the username and the password that will be used to access it afterwards. You won't experience any complications even if you haven't had a hosting account before, due to the fact that you don't need any previous knowledge or computer programming skills to enable the feature. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you shall be able to create various usernames for the exact same password-protected area, so many people will be able to access a particular folder with their own login credentials. You shall be able to see the secured folders instantly either in exactly the same section of the Control Panel or within the File Manager section where you shall identify them by their small padlock icons.