If you wish to keep some content hidden from the public eye, you could enable password protection for a specific folder - either the main site folder or any other one below it. Whenever this function is activated, a pop-up will appear anytime anyone attempts to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link which goes a few levels deeper, so login details will be required for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg when you have secured the domain.com folder. In case the credentials are not valid, a “403 Forbidden” message will appear and there's no way to get around this restriction, so you can be certain that nobody shall be able access the shielded content. The feature could be helpful in a variety of scenarios - if only certain individuals should be able to see particular files, if you are creating an Internet site and you do not want people to see it before it's completed, etc.
Password Protected Directories in Cloud Hosting
When you use any of our cloud hosting plans, you can create password-protected areas without difficulty even if you have no experience with this type of matters. We have built in a really easy-to-use point-and-click tool in the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all accounts, so you'll be able to protect any folder within just seconds. You will simply have to choose a domain or a subdomain and the particular folder which has to be secured (the main one or a subfolder), and then to input the desired username and password that will be used to access the folder in question in the future. Any protected folder shall have padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you shall be able to see at a glance what content is protected and what is not. If needed, you can create a number of different sets of login details for precisely the same folder.
Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers
Securing any folder with a password will be easy if you host your Internet sites within a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, that's incorporated into the Hepsia Control Panel, will permit you to choose the exact folder that you want to protect with a couple of clicks and all you will need to type in shall be the username and the password which will be used to access it later. You'll not encounter any problems even if you have never had a web hosting account before, considering that you don't need any previous knowledge or computer programming skills to switch on the function. If you repeat the same basic steps, you shall be able to set up numerous usernames for the very same password-protected area, so many people shall be able to access a particular folder with their own login details. You shall be able to see the protected folders conveniently either in exactly the same section of the CP or within the File Manager section where you'll identify them by their tiny padlock icons.