If you would like keep some content hidden from the public eye, you could switch on password protection for a given folder - either the main Internet site folder or a different one below it. When this option is enabled, a pop-up shall appear each time somebody attempts to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link that goes a few levels deeper, so login details shall be needed for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg if you have protected the domain.com folder. In case the credentials are not valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there isn't any way of getting around this restriction, so you can be positive that no one shall be able access the secured content. The feature could be helpful in a variety of situations - if only certain people need to be able to see specific files, if you are creating a site and you don't want people to see it prior to it being completed, and so on.
Password Protected Directories in Cloud Hosting
With the password protection tool that comes with each and every cloud hosting plan which we provide, you will be able to shield any content which you have within your account with simply a few clicks. Due to the fact that the tool is a component of our innovative Hepsia Control Panel, it features exactly the same simple interface and you'll not need any special skills to use it. Once you visit the Password Protection section, you'll need to select one of the domains or subdomains which you have inside the account and then decide if the protection should be active for the primary folder or for a subfolder. Then type in the username and the password you want and you'll be set. A little padlock icon within the File Manager section will tell you that a particular folder is password-protected. In the very same way you will be able to add many usernames and passwords for the same folder if you would like several people to have their own login credentials.
Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers
Protecting any folder with a password will be really easy if you host your sites within a semi-dedicated server account with us. A user-friendly tool, which is built into the Hepsia Control Panel, will permit you to select the particular folder you'd like to secure with a couple of clicks and all you will have to type in shall be the username and the password that'll be used to access it afterwards. You'll not encounter any complications even if you haven't had a website hosting account before, considering that you do not need any previous knowledge or coding skills to enable the function. If you repeat the same basic steps, you will be able to set up different usernames for the very same password-protected area, so numerous individuals shall be able to access a given folder with their own login details. You will be able to see the protected folders easily either in precisely the same section of the CP or inside the File Manager section where you shall detect them by their tiny padlock icons.