A password-protected directory is a folder that can't be accessed unless the right login details are supplied. This may be a whole website or only one page that's in a subfolder. If you attempt to open this type of a directory, you shall see a web browser pop-up where you will have to type a username as well as a password. If you type in the right ones, you can continue exploring the content without having to do anything else. If the login credentials are not right, however, you shall see information that you aren't permitted to look at the content. When this function is enabled, you won't be able to open a file even though you may have a direct link. The function is very practical if you wish to restrict the access to some content or if you work on a site and you don't want visitors to be able to access it before it's ready.
Password Protected Directories in Cloud Hosting
Setting up a password-protected area shall take merely a couple of clicks and a few seconds if you host your sites inside a cloud hosting account with our company. You won't need to do anything difficult - you'll need to choose a domain/subdomain, to choose which folder under it has to be protected, and then to type in the login name and password which will be used to access that folder. In case a number of people require their own login credentials, there will not be a problem to set up a number of different usernames with access to the very same folder. All protected folders shall appear with a padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you will always know where this function is enabled. If you want to deactivate the security feature 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 Servers
You shall be able to set up password protection for any content that you have inside your semi-dedicated server account. We've included an easy-to-use tool to the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel via which you will be able to switch on the function with several mouse clicks and with no problems, even if you are not very tech-savvy. You'll only have to choose the hostname (domain or subdomain), the exact folder that should be secured (the primary folder or a subfolder) as well as the login name and password. The protection shall take effect immediately, so if you try to open the password-protected URL in your web browser, you'll need to type in the newly created login credentials before you can proceed. Additionally, you will 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 credentials with everybody. Each password-protected folder will have a little padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you shall be able to recognize this sort of folders in no time.