A password-protected directory or area is a folder which may be accessed when a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized individuals may view its content. This feature can be used for the main folder of a given Internet site or exclusively for a particular subfolder in accordance with your needs. For instance, if you are creating a new website and you don't want people to see it before it is completely ready, you have to prohibit the access to it entirely, whereas if you want only some individuals to be able to access certain files, you can password-protect only a particular folder, while the remainder of the Internet site could be seen by anyone. Regardless, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear when the login details the visitor enters aren't accurate. Even a direct link to a file shall not work given that any folder above it is password-protected.
Password Protected Directories in Website Hosting
Setting up a password-protected area will take merely a few clicks and a few seconds if you host your Internet sites in a website hosting account with our company. You will not have to do anything complex - you'll need to pick a domain/subdomain, to choose which folder under it must be secured, and then to type in the login name and password that will be used to access that folder. When a number of people require their own login details, there won't be a problem to make several different usernames with access to the same folder. All secured folders shall appear with a padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you'll 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 Hosting
Protecting any folder with a password shall be really easy if you host your Internet sites in a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, which is integrated into the Hepsia CP, will enable you to choose the specific folder you would like to protect with a few mouse clicks and all you'll have to type shall be the username and the password which will be used to access it later on. You won't experience any troubles even if you have never had a hosting account before, since you don't need any previous knowledge or computer programming skills to enable the function. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you will be able to set up various usernames for the same password-protected area, so lots of people will be able to access a given folder with their own login credentials. You shall be able to see the protected folders instantly either in the very same section of the CP or within the File Manager section where you'll identify them by their compact padlock icons.