Password Protect Directories

Q. However do I password protect directories?

Ans. Follow these steps in cPanel, To password protect a folder/directory :

Step 1: Login to your control panel using your account username/password at http://yourdomain.com/cpanel

Step 2: Click on “Password Protection” under Services

Step 3: Browse to the folder in which you want to restrict access

Step 4: Click on the name of the folder

Step 5: It will present you with a form. It has two parts and you have to submit them both separately:

a) Enable access only to authorized users

[ ] Directory requires a password to access
Check the above box.
and Protected Resource Name: [ ] (enter a generic name of the protection such as “My Protected Folder”)

Submit and it will protect it.

Now step (b) for adding username/password. Browse to the same form and

b) Add/modify authorized user

Enter the username/password and save it.