If you wish to keep some content hidden from the public eye, you are able to switch on password protection for a certain folder - either the primary website folder or any other one below it. Whenever this feature is active, a pop-up will appear anytime someone tries to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link that goes a few levels deeper, so login details will be necessary for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg if you have secured just the domain.com folder. If the details 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 function may be helpful in a number of situations - if only certain individuals need to be able to see particular files, if you are creating a website and you do not want people to see it prior to it being completed, and so forth.
Password Protected Directories in Website Hosting
All our website hosting include an exceptionally handy tool which will enable you to secure any folder in your account from unauthorized access with only two clicks. Once you log in to your Hepsia hosting CP, you will just have to visit the Password Protection section, to select the main domain or subdomain, to specify the folder which has to be protected - the root folder or some folder under it, and then to type the username and the password which should be used to access the content in question. The feature will be active immediately, so if you try to open the folder/website, you will be prompted to type in the login details. You can set up or remove many usernames for the same folder, when necessary. When you navigate to the File Manager section, all password-protected folders shall be indicated by a compact padlock icon.
Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers
It will take several clicks to turn on the password protection feature for any folder which you have, when you use one of our semi-dedicated servers. We have an extremely effective tool, which has a user-friendly point-and-click interface and which can be used by people without experience. It's a part of the Hepsia CP, that you will get to manage your new account and when you log in and check out the Password Protection section, you'll be able to choose the domain or subdomain that needs to be protected and then the specific folder - either the main folder or any subfolder under it. You will also see two boxes in which you will need to input the login name and the password which will be necessary to access the folder in question and you shall be good to go. By following the very same steps, you are able to set up many different login credentials for the very same folder to give several people their own username/password. All secured folders shall feature a small padlock sign in the File Manager section.