If you want to keep some content hidden from the public eye, you can switch on password protection for a particular folder - either the main site folder or another one below it. Whenever this function is activated, a pop-up will appear each and every time a person tries to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link that goes a few levels deeper, so login info will be necessary for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg when you have secured the domain.com folder. When the details are not valid, a “403 Forbidden” message will appear and there isn't any method of getting around this restriction, so you can be certain that no one will be able to access the secured content. The function may be useful in a number of scenarios - if only certain individuals need to be able to see certain files, if you are developing a site and you do not want people to see it before it is completed, and so on.
Password Protected Directories in Cloud Website Hosting
Setting up a password-protected area shall take no more than several mouse clicks and a few seconds if you host your Internet sites within a cloud website hosting account with our company. You won't have to do anything complicated - you will have to select a domain/subdomain, to pick which folder under it should be protected, and then to type in the login name and password that will be used to access that folder. When a number of people require their own login credentials, there shall not be a problem to make several different usernames with access to the same exact folder. All protected folders will appear with a padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you'll always know where this function is active. If you wish to disable the protection function for any folder, you can disable it from the same section of the CP where you have enabled it.
Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Securing any folder with a password will be very simple if you host your Internet sites inside a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, that is built into the Hepsia CP, will allow you to pick the particular folder that you want to protect with a couple of mouse clicks and all you'll need to enter will be the username and the password which will be used to access it subsequently. You won't experience any problems even if you have never had a web hosting account before, considering that you do not need any previous knowledge or coding skills to activate the feature. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you shall be able to set up various usernames for the same password-protected area, so many people will be able to access a given folder with their own login credentials. You'll be able to see the protected folders instantly either in exactly the same section of the Control Panel or inside the File Manager section where you will identify them by their compact padlock icons.