If you want to keep some content concealed from the public eye, you are able to enable password protection for a given folder - either the main site folder or a different one below it. In case this function is active, a pop-up will appear anytime anyone attempts to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link which goes a few levels deeper, so login info shall be required for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg when you have protected the domain.com folder. In case the credentials aren't valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there is no way of getting around this restriction, so you can be sure that no one will be able to access the secured content. The function may be useful in numerous scenarios - if only a number of individuals should be able to see certain files, if you are creating a website and you don't want people to see it before it's completed, etc.

Password Protected Directories in Website Hosting

Setting up a password-protected area will take merely a few mouse clicks and a few seconds if you host your sites in a website hosting account with us. You will not have to do anything complex - you will need to pick a domain/subdomain, to pick which folder under it must be secured, and then to input the login name and password that will be used to access that folder. When a number of people need their own login details, there shall not be a problem to set up numerous different usernames with access to the same exact folder. All secured folders will appear with a padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you shall always know where this option is active. If you wish to disable the security function for any folder, you can disable it from the same section of the Control Panel where you have enabled it.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you will be able to secure any content that you have uploaded by using our protection tool. Its interface is as basic and intuitive as that of the Hepsia Control Panel it's part of, so you shall not need to write any code at any time. You'll only have to select one of the domains/subdomains that you have inside the hosting account and to choose which folder needs to be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. After that you can type in the username and the password, that will be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you'll be good to go. The protection will be activated straightaway, so anybody who attempts to access the freshly protected folder will have to enter the right login info. In case various people should be able to access precisely the same content, you could make a separate username for each one.