If you wish to keep some content hidden from the public eye, you are able to enable password protection for a certain folder - either the primary site folder or a different one below it. Whenever this function is turned on, a pop-up will appear each and every time anyone tries to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link that goes a few levels deeper, so login info shall be necessary for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg if you have protected just the domain.com folder. If the details are not valid, a “403 Forbidden” message will appear and there isn't any way to get around this restriction, so you can be positive that no one shall be able access the shielded content. The feature can be beneficial in various situations - if only a few individuals need to be able to see particular files, if you work on an Internet site and you do not want people to see it prior to it being completed, and so forth.

Password Protected Directories in Cloud Hosting

All of our Linux cloud packages include an exceptionally handy tool that will enable you to protect any folder inside your account from unauthorized access with just 2 mouse clicks. As soon as you log in to your Hepsia web hosting CP, you will just have to visit the Password Protection section, to choose the main domain or subdomain, to specify the folder which has to be secured - the root folder or some folder under it, and then to type in the username and the password that must be used so as to access the content in question. The feature shall be active instantly, so in case you attempt to open the folder/website, you shall be prompted to type in the login details. You could set up or remove multiple usernames for the very same folder, when necessary. If you go to the File Manager section, all password-protected folders will be shown with a compact padlock icon.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Securing any folder with a password will be quite simple if you host your Internet sites within a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, which is incorporated into the Hepsia Control Panel, will permit you to choose the particular folder you would like to secure with a few mouse clicks and all you'll have to input will be the username and the password that will be used to access it later on. You will not encounter any complications even if you have not had a web hosting account before, due to the fact that you do not need any previous knowledge or computer programming skills to activate the feature. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you shall be able to create numerous usernames for the very same password-protected area, so numerous individuals will be able to access a particular folder with their own login credentials. You will be able to see the protected folders very easily either in the exact same section of the CP or inside the File Manager section where you will identify them by their small padlock icons.