Password Protected Directories
Discover how to make a secure and user-only area in your website with password-protected directories.
A password-protected directory or area is a folder that may be accessed only when a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized people may view its content. This option may be used for the main folder of a given site or exclusively for a specific subfolder depending on the needs you have. For instance, if you are developing a new Internet site and you don't want people to see it prior to it being 100% ready, you might want to restrict the access to it completely, and if you need only some individuals to be able to access certain files, you can password-protect only a particular folder, while the remaining portion of the website could be seen by anyone. In either case, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear when the login details the visitor enters are not right. Even a direct link to a file won't work given that any folder above it is password-protected.
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Password Protected Directories in Cloud Web Hosting
When you use any of our
cloud web hosting plans, you'll be able to make password-protected areas effortlessly even if you don't have any experience with this sort of matters. We've built in a very easy-to-use point-and-click tool in the Hepsia CP, which comes with all accounts, so you will be able to protect any folder within just seconds. You'll only have to choose a domain or a subdomain and the specific folder that has to be secured (the main one or a subfolder), and then to enter the preferred username and password that'll be used to access the folder in question later on. Every protected folder shall have padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you will be able to see instantly what content is protected and what's not. If necessary, you may create a number of different sets of login credentials for exactly the same folder.
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Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you have a
semi-dedicated server account with our company, you'll be able to secure any content you have uploaded using our protection tool. Its interface is as simple and intuitive as that of the Hepsia Control Panel it's a part of, so you will not need to type in any code at any time. You will simply need to choose one of the domains/subdomains which you have inside the web hosting account and to choose which folder should be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. You may then enter the username and the password, that will be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you will be all set. The protection will be activated instantly, so anybody who tries to access the recently secured folder shall have to type in the right login details. When a number of people have to be able to open the exact same content, you can create a separate username for each one.