If you would like keep some content concealed from the public eye, you'll be able to activate password protection for a certain folder - either the primary site folder or another one below it. In case this option is activated, 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 will be required for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg in case you have protected only the domain.com folder. In case the credentials aren't valid, a “403 Forbidden” message will appear and there is no way of getting around this restriction, so you can be certain that nobody shall be able access the secured content. The option may be beneficial in a number of situations - if only a number of individuals must be able to see specific files, if you are creating a site and you don't want people to see it prior to it being completed, and so on.

Password Protected Directories in Website Hosting

All of our website hosting plans include a really useful tool that will allow you to protect any folder inside your account from unauthorized access with only two clicks. When you log in to your Hepsia web hosting CP, you will just have to visit the Password Protection section, to select the main domain or subdomain, to specify the folder that should be secured - the root folder or some folder under it, and then to input the username and the password that have to be used in order to access the content in question. The function will be turned on at once, so if you make an effort to open the folder/website, you will be prompted to input the login credentials. You may create or remove a number of usernames for the same folder, if needed. When you check out the File Manager section, all password-protected folders shall be indicated by a compact padlock icon.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

It will take just a few mouse clicks to activate the password protection function for any folder you have, when you use one of our semi-dedicated hosting plans. We have an exceptionally helpful tool, which has a user-friendly point-and-click interface and which can be used by individuals with no experience. It's part of the Hepsia Control Panel, which you will get to manage your new account as soon as you log in and visit the Password Protection section, you'll be able to select the domain or subdomain which needs to be secured and then the particular folder - either the main folder or any subfolder under it. You will also see two boxes in which you will need to type the login name and the password that'll be needed to access the folder in question and you will be ready. By following precisely the same steps, you can create several different login credentials for the same folder to give several individuals their own username/password. All protected folders will have a small padlock sign in the File Manager section.