A password-protected directory or area is a folder which can be accessed when a username and a password are entered, so no unauthorized people can check out its content. This feature can be used for the main folder of a specific Internet site or just for a certain subfolder depending on your needs. For example, if you are developing a new website and you don't want people to see it prior to it being 100% ready, you need to prohibit the access to it as a whole, whereas if you would like only some people to be able to access certain files, you are able to password-protect only a particular folder, while the remaining portion of the Internet site can be seen by everyone. In any case, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear in the event that the login details the visitor types in are not correct. Even a direct link to a file shall not work given that any folder above it is password-protected.
Password Protected Directories in Cloud Hosting
Creating a password-protected area will take just a few mouse clicks and a few seconds if you host your Internet sites within a cloud hosting account with our company. You shall not need to do anything complex - you'll need to pick a domain/subdomain, to select which folder under it has to be protected, and then to enter the login name and password that will be used to access that folder. If a number of individuals need their own login credentials, there will not be a problem to create numerous different usernames with access to the same exact folder. All secured folders will appear with a padlock icon inside the File Manager section, so you will always know where this function is enabled. If you want to disable the protection feature for any folder, you can disable it from the very same section of the Control Panel where you have enabled it.
Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers
It will require a few clicks to turn on the password protection feature for any folder you have, when you use one of our semi-dedicated plans. We have an extremely helpful tool, that has a user-friendly point-and-click interface and which can be used by people without any experience. It's a part of the Hepsia Control Panel, that you will get to manage your new account and as soon as you log in and visit the Password Protection section, you shall be able to pick the domain or subdomain that needs to be secured and then the particular folder - either the primary folder or any subfolder under it. You shall also see 2 boxes in which you will need to type in the login name and the password that'll be required to access the folder in question and you will be all set to go. By following the exact same steps, you will be able to create a number of login credentials for the same folder to give several people their own username/password. All secured folders shall feature a small padlock sign in the File Manager section.