A password-protected directory or area is a folder that can be accessed when a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized individuals may see its content. This option can be used for the main folder of a specific site or just for a specific subfolder based upon your needs. As an illustration, when you are creating a new site and you do not want people to see it before it's 100% ready, you may want to limit the access to it entirely, while if you would like only some people to be able to access particular files, you can password-protect only a particular folder, while the remainder of the site could be seen by everybody. In either case, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear in case the login details the visitor enters are not accurate. Even a direct link to a file shall not work so long as any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Web Hosting

If you use any of our web hosting packages, you'll be able to create password-protected areas effortlessly even if you have zero experience with such matters. We have built in an extremely easy-to-use point-and-click tool within the Hepsia Control Panel, supplied with all accounts, so you will be able to shield any folder within merely seconds. You will have to pick a domain or a subdomain and the exact folder that has to be protected (the primary one or a subfolder), and then to input the preferred username and password that will be used to access the folder in question at some point. Each secured folder shall have padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you'll be able to see easily what content is secured and what's not. If required, you could make a number of different sets of login details for exactly the same folder.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

You will be able to create password protection for any content that you have inside your semi-dedicated server account. We have integrated an easy-to-use tool to the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel through which you will be able to switch on the function with a number of mouse clicks and with no troubles, even if you are not really tech-savvy. You will only have to select the hostname (domain or subdomain), the particular folder which should be protected (the main folder or a subfolder) and the login name and password. The protection shall take effect immediately, so if you attempt to open the password-protected URL inside your Internet browser, you'll have to input the newly created login credentials before you proceed. You will also be able to give different usernames for the very same folder to a number of people, so you'll not have to share the same login details with everybody. Each password-protected folder will have a tiny padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you shall be able to recognize such folders effortlessly.