If you want to keep some content hidden from the public eye, you are able to switch on password protection for a specific folder - either the primary website folder or a different one below it. Whenever this option 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 details shall be necessary for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg when you have secured just the domain.com folder. When the credentials aren't valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there is no way to get around this restriction, so you can be certain that no one will be able to access the protected content. The option can be beneficial in various cases - if only a number of people should be able to see particular files, if you are developing a site and you don't want people to see it before it's completed, and so forth.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Web Hosting

Setting up a password-protected area shall take only a couple of clicks and a few seconds when you host your websites in a shared web hosting account with us. You shall not need to do anything difficult - you'll need to pick a domain/subdomain, to select which folder under it should be secured, and then to type in the login name and password that'll be used to access that folder. In case a number of individuals need their own login details, there will not be a problem to make a variety of different usernames with access to the same exact folder. All secured folders shall appear with a padlock icon inside the File Manager section, so you will always know where this option is enabled. If you'd like to disable the protection feature for any folder, you can disable it from the very same section of the Control Panel where you have enabled it.