A password-protected directory is a folder which cannot be accessed unless the correct login credentials are supplied. This can be an entire website or simply one page that's in a subfolder. If you attempt to open this type of a directory, you shall see an Internet browser pop-up in which you will have to type a username and a password. If you input the right ones, you will be able to continue exploring the content without the need to do anything extra. When the login credentials are not accurate, however, you shall see information that you aren't authorized to see the content. When this function is active, you won't be able to open a file even when you have a direct link. The feature is quite useful if you need to restrict the access to some content or if you work on a site and you do not want visitors to be able to access it prior to it being ready.
Password Protected Directories in Shared Web Hosting
When you use any of our shared web hosting plans, you will be able to set up password-protected areas effortlessly even if you don't have any experience with this sort of matters. We have incorporated an incredibly easy-to-use point-and-click tool in the Hepsia CP, supplied with all accounts, so you shall be able to protect any folder within just seconds. You will simply have to choose a domain or a subdomain and the exact folder which has to be protected (the main one or a subfolder), and then to type the username and password that will be used to access the folder in question at some point. Any protected folder will have a padlock icon in the File Manager section, so you'll be able to see instantly what content is protected and what's not. If necessary, you could make a number of different sets of login credentials for exactly the same folder.