If you want to keep some content hidden from the public eye, you are able to activate password protection for a particular folder - either the primary website folder or another one below it. Whenever this feature is turned on, a pop-up will appear each time a person attempts to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link that goes a few levels deeper, so login details shall be needed for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg in case you have protected just the domain.com folder. If the details are not valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there isn't any way of getting around this restriction, so you can be sure that no one will be able to access the secured content. The function could be beneficial in a number of cases - if only certain people must be able to see particular files, if you work on a site and you do not want people to see it before it's completed, etc.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Hosting

All our shared hosting feature an exceptionally handy tool which will allow you to secure any folder in your account from unauthorized access with simply 2 clicks. As soon as you log in to your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you'll just have to navigate to the Password Protection section, to select the main domain or subdomain, to specify the folder which has to be protected - the root folder or some folder under it, and then to input the username and the password that have to be used so as to access the content in question. The feature shall be activated instantly, so in case you try to open the folder/website, you shall be prompted to input the login details. You can set up or remove a number of usernames for the very same folder, if needed. When you check out the File Manager section, all password-protected folders will be indicated by a compact padlock icon.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

Securing any folder with a password shall be very easy if you host your sites in a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, that is incorporated into the Hepsia Control Panel, will enable you to select the particular folder you would like to protect with a few mouse clicks and all you will need to type in will be the username and the password that will be used to access it subsequently. You won't encounter any problems even if you haven't had a hosting account before, due to the fact that you do not need any previous knowledge or coding skills to switch on the feature. If you repeat the same simple steps, you will be able to create various usernames for the same password-protected area, so a number of people will be able to access a particular folder with their own login credentials. You'll be able to see the secured folders at a glance either in the exact same section of the CP or inside the File Manager section where you'll detect them by their small padlock icons.