A password-protected directory or area is a folder that could be accessed only when a username and a password are typed in, so no unauthorized people may see its content. This feature may be used for the primary folder of a given website or just for a particular subfolder based upon your preferences. For instance, if you are building a new site and you do not want people to see it before it is ready, you have to restrict the access to it as a whole, while if you would like only some people to be able to access particular files, you could password-protect only a certain folder, while the rest of the website can be seen by everyone. In any case, a “403 Forbidden” error page shall appear in the event that the login details the visitor enters are not correct. Even a direct link to a file will not work provided any folder above it is password-protected.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Web Hosting

With the password protection tool that is included with each and every shared web hosting package that we offer, you will be able to secure any content which you have in your account with merely a few clicks. Due to the fact that the tool is part of our revolutionary Hepsia Control Panel, it features exactly the same uncomplicated interface and you'll not need any special skills to use it. Once you check out the Password Protection section, you'll need to pick one of the domains or subdomains which you have inside the account and then choose whether the protection should be switched on for the main folder or for a subfolder. Then type the username and the password that you would like and you will be set. A little padlock icon within the File Manager section will tell you that a particular folder is password-protected. In the same way you'll be able to add numerous usernames and passwords for the same folder if you would like several people to have their own login credentials.