Password Protected Directories

Find out how to set up a safe and user-only area in your website with password-protected directories.

A password-protected directory is a folder which can't be accessed unless the correct login details are supplied. This could be an entire website or just one page which is in a subfolder. If you try to open such a directory, you will see a browser pop-up in which you have to enter a username as well as a password. If you type in the appropriate ones, you can continue exploring the content without having to do anything else. When the login credentials are not right, however, you'll see a message that you are not permitted to see the content. In case this function is active, you won't be able to open a file even though you may have a direct link. The option is incredibly handy if you need to prohibit the access to some content or if you work on a site and you do not want visitors to be able to access it before it's ready.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Website Hosting

If you use any of our shared website hosting solutions, you shall be able to create password-protected areas with ease even if you have no experience with this sort of matters. We have built in a very easy-to-use point-and-click tool in the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all accounts, so you'll be able to shield any folder within just a few seconds. You will only have to choose a domain or a subdomain and the particular folder that has to be secured (the main one or a subfolder), and then to type the desired username and password which will be used to access the folder in question when you need it. Any protected folder will have a padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you will be able to see easily what content is protected and what is not. When necessary, you can create a number of different sets of login details for the same folder.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

You will be able to create password protection for any content that you have within your semi-dedicated server account. We have included an easy-to-use tool to the Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you shall be able to enable the function with several mouse clicks and with no troubles, even if you're not quite tech-savvy. You will only need to select the hostname (domain or subdomain), the specific folder that must be secured (the primary folder or a subfolder) as well as the login name and password. The protection will take effect instantly, so if you make an effort to open the password-protected URL within your Internet browser, you will have to type in the newly created login credentials before you proceed. You will also be able to give different usernames for the very same folder to a number of individuals, so you will not have to share the same login credentials with everybody. Each password-protected folder will have a little padlock icon within the File Manager section, so you shall be able to recognize such folders in no time.