If you want to keep some content hidden from the public eye, you'll be able to switch on password protection for a particular folder - either the main website folder or any other one below it. When this feature is active, a pop-up will appear each and every time somebody attempts to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link that goes a few levels deeper, so login info shall be necessary for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg if you have secured the domain.com folder. When the details aren't valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there isn't any way of getting around this restriction, so you can be sure that nobody shall be able access the shielded content. The feature could be helpful in a number of scenarios - if only certain people need to be able to see certain files, if you are developing an Internet site and you don't want people to see it prior to it being completed, etc.

Password Protected Directories in Cloud Website Hosting

With the password protection tool supplied with every single cloud website hosting plan that we provide, you'll be able to shield any content which you have inside your account with merely a few mouse clicks. Due to the fact that the tool is an element of our revolutionary Hepsia CP, it features exactly the same uncomplicated interface and you shall not need any special skills to use it. As soon as you go to the Password Protection section, you'll need to pick one of the domains or subdomains which you have within the account and then decide if the protection should be turned on for the primary folder or for a subfolder. Then type in the username and the password that you would like and you shall be set. A small padlock icon within the File Manager section will tell you that a certain folder is password-protected. In the very same way you will be able to add numerous usernames and passwords for the same folder if you want several people to have their own login credentials.