If you would like keep some content hidden from the public eye, you are able to switch on password protection for a certain folder - either the main website folder or a different one below it. Whenever this option is active, a pop-up shall appear each time anyone attempts to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link that goes a few levels deeper, so login details will be needed for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg if you have protected only the domain.com folder. In case the details aren't valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there's no way of getting around this restriction, so you can be positive that nobody shall be able access the shielded content. The option can be useful in various situations - if only some individuals must be able to see particular files, if you are creating a website and you don't want people to see it before it is completed, and so forth.

Password Protected Directories in Cloud Website Hosting

If you use any of our cloud website hosting solutions, you will be able to set up password-protected areas effortlessly even if you have no experience with this kind of matters. We have included a very easy-to-use point-and-click tool within the Hepsia CP, offered with all accounts, so you will be able to secure any folder within just a few seconds. You will only have to select a domain or a subdomain and the particular folder which must be secured (the primary one or a subfolder), and then to input the desired username and password that'll be used to access the folder in question in the future. Each protected folder will have a padlock icon inside the File Manager section, so you shall be able to see instantly what content is protected and what's not. If necessary, you can create a number of sets of login details for the same folder.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

Securing any folder with a password shall be very simple if you host your websites in a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, which is incorporated into the Hepsia CP, will allow you to select the exact folder which you want to protect with a couple of clicks and all you'll need to enter will be the username and the password that'll be used to access it later. You'll not experience any difficulties even if you haven't had a hosting account before, since you don't need any previous knowledge or programming skills to enable the feature. If you repeat the same basic steps, you'll be able to create different usernames for the exact same password-protected area, so many people shall be able to access a particular folder with their own login credentials. You will be able to see the protected folders instantly either in exactly the same section of the CP or in the File Manager section where you shall detect them by their small padlock icons.