If you would like keep some content hidden from the public eye, you could switch on password protection for a particular folder - either the primary website folder or any other one below it. Whenever this function is activated, a pop-up will appear anytime a person attempts to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link which goes a few levels deeper, so login details will be necessary for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg when you have protected just the domain.com folder. In case the credentials are not valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there isn't any way to get around this restriction, so you can be certain that nobody shall be able access the secured content. The function could be useful in various scenarios - if only certain people must be able to see certain files, if you are developing a site and you do not want people to see it before it's completed, and so forth.
Password Protected Directories in Cloud Web Hosting
All of our Linux cloud web hosting include a very handy tool that'll allow you to shield any folder within your account from unauthorized access with only two mouse clicks. As soon as 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 needs to be protected - the root folder or some folder under it, and then to type in the username and the password which have to be used so as to access the content in question. The feature shall be active at once, so in case you try to open the folder/website, you'll be prompted to enter the login details. You can set up or remove many usernames for the very same folder, if needed. When you check out the File Manager section, all password-protected folders shall be marked with a tiny padlock icon.
Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers
It will take a couple of mouse clicks to enable the password protection function for any folder you have, when you use one of our Linux semi-dedicated servers. We have an exceptionally handy tool, which has a user-friendly point-and-click interface and which can be used by people without experience. It's part of the Hepsia CP, which you will get to manage your new account and when you log in and navigate to the Password Protection section, you'll be able to pick the domain or subdomain which needs to be secured and then the specific folder - either the main folder or any subfolder under it. You shall also see two boxes where you will have to type 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 exact same steps, you are able to set up many different login credentials for the exact same folder to give several people their own username/password. All protected folders will have a small padlock sign in the File Manager section.