{"id":2752,"date":"2021-10-07T10:51:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T10:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2021-10-07T10:51:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T10:51:47","slug":"what-is-hotlink-protection-how-to-enable-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/what-is-hotlink-protection-how-to-enable-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Hotlink Protection & How to Enable It?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Hotlink Protection?<\/p>\n

Hotlink protection prevents different web sites from directly linking to files (as such that below) on your web site. Different sites can still be able to link to any file type that you simply don\u2019t specify below (i.e., HTML files). An example of hotlinking would be using an <img> tag to show a picture from your website away on the Web. the end result’s that the opposite website is stealing your bandwidth. This technique makes an attempt to add all sites it is aware of you own to the list; but, you will got to add others.<\/p>\n

Let’s see how to Enable Hotlink Protection from cPanel:<\/p>\n

1. To enable it, login to your cPanel with root account.<\/p>\n

2. Under Security section Click Hotlink Protection option.<\/p>\n

\"hotlinkpro-1\"<\/p>\n

3. After that click on the Enable button which will get enabled for your account.<\/p>\n

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4. You can add the specified domains in enable list as well as block the extensions as per your need.
\nThe options that are present includes \u201cURLs to allow access:\u201d & \u201cBlock direct access for the following extensions (comma-separated):\u201c.<\/p>\n

5. Finally click on Submit button and your are done.<\/p>\n

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Enable Hotlink Protection from Plesk:<\/p>\n

Login to your plesk panel & search for option Hotlink Protection. To enable it click on the button Switch On . You’ll add the extensions within the window that says \u201cProtected File Extensions\u201d & add whitelist\/allow them within the windows that says \u201cFriendly domains\u201c. Click on Ok & you’re done.<\/p>\n

With our cPanel Hosting & Windows HostingPlans Hotlink Protection are available . Please feel free to contact our support team if you have any query.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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