A password-protected directory or area is a folder which may be accessed only if a username and a password are provided, so no unauthorized people could check out its content. This function may be used for the primary folder of a certain website or exclusively for a certain subfolder based upon the needs you have. As an illustration, when you are developing a new Internet site and you do not want people to see it before it is ready, you have to prohibit the access to it entirely, while if you want only some individuals to be able to access particular files, you may password-protect only a particular folder, while the rest of the website can be seen by everybody. In either case, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear when the login details the visitor enters aren't correct. Even a direct link to a file won't work if any folder above it is password-protected.
Password Protected Directories in Web Hosting
All of our Linux web hosting service come with a really handy tool that'll allow you to secure any folder inside your account from unauthorized access with simply two clicks. As soon as you log in to your Hepsia web hosting CP, you'll only have to visit the Password Protection section, to select the main domain or subdomain, to specify the folder which needs to be secured - 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 at once, so if you try to open the folder/website, you'll be prompted to enter the login credentials. You may create or remove numerous usernames for the exact same folder, if necessary. When you check out the File Manager section, all password-protected folders will be indicated by a tiny padlock icon.
Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers
Securing any folder with a password will be easy if you host your sites inside a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, which is incorporated into the Hepsia Control Panel, will enable you to choose the exact folder that you want to protect with a couple of mouse clicks and all you will have to input shall be the username and the password that will be used to access it later. You will not experience any complications even if you have not had a hosting account before, because you do not need any previous knowledge or computer programming skills to enable the function. If you repeat the same basic steps, you shall be able to set up many usernames for the same password-protected area, so numerous individuals shall be able to access a certain folder with their own login details. You'll be able to see the secured folders at a glance either in the same section of the Control Panel or inside the File Manager section where you shall recognize them by their small padlock icons.