A password-protected directory is a folder that cannot be accessed unless the correct login details are supplied. This could be a whole website or only one page that's located in a subfolder. If you try to open this sort of a directory, you shall see a browser pop-up in which you will need to input a username as well as a password. If you type in the right ones, you will be able to continue surfing around the content without having to do anything extra. When the login details are not correct, however, you will see a note that you aren't authorized to see the content. If this option is enabled, you won't be able to open a file even though you may have a direct link. The feature is extremely effective if you'd like to prohibit the access to some content or if you are creating a website and you don't want visitors to be able to access it prior to it being ready.
Password Protected Directories in Shared Website Hosting
With the password protection tool that is included with every single shared website hosting package that we provide, you'll be able to protect any content which you have inside your account with only a few mouse clicks. Due to the fact that the tool is an element of our innovative Hepsia Control Panel, it provides the exact same uncomplicated interface and you'll not need any special skills to use it. Once you visit the Password Protection section, you'll have to choose one of the domains or subdomains you have inside the account and then choose whether the protection should be activated for the primary folder or for a subfolder. Then enter the username and the password that you'd like and you shall be all set. A little padlock icon within the File Manager section will tell you that a certain folder is password-protected. In the very same way you shall be able to add many usernames and passwords for the same folder if you would like several people to have their own login credentials.