A password-protected directory is a folder which can't be accessed unless the right login credentials are offered. This can be a whole website or simply one page that is located in a subfolder. If you try to open this type of a directory, you shall see a web browser pop-up in which you will need to type in a username and a password. If you enter the appropriate ones, you'll be able to continue browsing the content without having to do anything else. If the login credentials aren't right, however, you'll see information that you are not permitted to see the content. When this option is enabled, you will not be able to open a file even when you have a direct link. The feature is very handy if you'd like to restrict the access to some content or if you are creating an Internet site and you don't want visitors to be able to access it before it is ready.
Password Protected Directories in Shared Website Hosting
Creating a password-protected area will take merely a couple of mouse clicks and a few seconds if you host your sites inside a shared website hosting account with us. You'll not have to do anything challenging - you will have to pick a domain/subdomain, to select which folder under it should be protected, and then to type the login name and password that'll be used to access that folder. If a number of people require their own login credentials, there won't be a problem to set up a number of different usernames with access to the exact same folder. All protected folders shall appear with a padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you'll always know where this option is enabled. If you'd like to disable the protection function for any folder, you can disable it from the same section of the Control Panel where you have enabled it.
Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers
Securing any folder with a password will be easy if you host your Internet sites in a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, that is incorporated into the Hepsia CP, will allow you to pick the exact folder which you want to protect with a couple of clicks and all you'll have to enter will be the username and the password that'll be used to access it later on. You'll not encounter any troubles even if you have not had a web hosting account before, because you do not need any previous knowledge or computer programming skills to enable the feature. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you'll be able to set up different usernames for the very same password-protected area, so a number of people will be able to access a particular folder with their own login details. You will be able to see the protected folders very easily either in the same section of the Control Panel or inside the File Manager section where you'll identify them by their tiny padlock icons.