A password-protected directory is a folder that cannot be accessed unless the proper login details are supplied. This may be an entire Internet site or only a single page that's in a subfolder. If you attempt to open such a directory, you'll see an Internet browser pop-up in which you will have to enter a username and a password. In case you enter the correct ones, you'll be able to continue surfing around the content with no need to do anything extra. When the login credentials aren't correct, however, you shall see information that you aren't allowed to view the content. If this feature is activated, you won't be able to open a file even when you have a direct link. The function is very practical if you want to limit the access to some content or if you are developing an Internet site and you do not want visitors to be able to access it prior to it being ready.
Password Protected Directories in Hosting
If you use any of our hosting plans, you will be able to make password-protected areas without difficulty even if you have no experience with this type of matters. We have built in an extremely easy-to-use point-and-click tool in the Hepsia CP, which comes with all accounts, so you'll be able to protect any folder within just a few seconds. You will have to select a domain or a subdomain and the specific folder which should be secured (the main one or a subfolder), and then to type in the username and password that'll be used to access the folder in question in the future. Each and every protected folder will have a padlock icon inside the File Manager section, so you shall be able to see immediately what content is protected and what is not. When necessary, you can create several different sets of login credentials for precisely the same folder.
Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you shall be able to secure any content you have uploaded by using our protection tool. Its interface is as simple and intuitive as that of the Hepsia CP it's part of, so you shall not need to write any code at any time. You will only need to select one of the domains/subdomains you have in the web hosting account and to determine which folder should be password-protected - the website’s root folder or some folder below it. You can then type in the username and the password, which will be stored in encrypted form in our system, and you will be good to go. The protection shall be activated at once, so anyone who attempts to access the recently secured folder shall have to type in the correct login details. If a number of individuals have to be able to access the same content, you could set up a separate username for each.