If you'd like to keep some content hidden from the public eye, you'll be able to switch on password protection for a specific folder - either the primary site folder or any other one below it. If this feature is active, a pop-up will appear anytime somebody 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 in case you have protected the domain.com folder. If the details are not valid, a “403 Forbidden” message will 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 shielded content. The feature can be useful in a variety of scenarios - if only a few individuals must be able to see specific files, if you are developing a site and you don't want people to see it prior to it being completed, and so on.

Password Protected Directories in Web Hosting

When you use any of our web hosting solutions, you'll be able to set up password-protected areas with ease even if you have zero experience with this type of matters. We've integrated a really easy-to-use point-and-click tool into the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all accounts, so you shall be able to secure any folder within just a few seconds. You will have to pick a domain or a subdomain and the particular folder which has to be protected (the primary one or a subfolder), and then to input the username and password that'll be used to access the folder in question at some point. Each and every secured folder will have a padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you'll be able to see instantly what content is secured and what is not. When necessary, you may create a number of different sets of login credentials for precisely the same folder.