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| − | + | This demo will show you how to password protect a directory through your cPanel. Password protecting a directory makes it so that a log in prompt appears when you attempt to view the directory in your internet browser. A visitor will only be able to view the contents of the directory if they have a valid username and password. | |
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| − | + | {{note|Password protecting a directory will also cause any directories within the password protected directory to be password protected as well. For example, if the following directory: | |
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| − | http://example.com/stuff/< | + | <nowiki>http://example.com/stuff/</nowiki> |
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| − | was password protected any folders within the "stuff" folder would be password protected as well, such as: | + | was password protected any folders within the "stuff" folder would be password protected as well, such as: |
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| − | http://example.com/stuff/notes/</ | + | <nowiki>http://example.com/stuff/notes/</nowiki>}} |
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| − | + | {{video|/swffiles/cPanel/passwordprotect/passwordprotect.html}} | |
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| − | [1] Click on the "Password Protect Directories" icon within the "Security" section of your cPanel | + | [1] Click on the "Password Protect Directories" icon within the "Security" section of your cPanel |
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| − | [2] Select the document root folder you wish to start in | + | [2] Select the document root folder you wish to start in |
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| − | [3] Click the "Go" button | + | [3] Click the "Go" button |
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| − | [4] Locate the folder that you're wanting to password protect | + | [4] Locate the folder that you're wanting to password protect. You can navigate into a folder by clicking on the folder icon that's next to the folder's name. |
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| − | [5] Once you've located the folder you want to password protect, click on the name of the folder | + | [5] Once you've located the folder you want to password protect, click on the name of the folder |
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| − | [6] Checkbox "Password protect this directory" | + | [6] Checkbox "Password protect this directory" |
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| − | [7] Enter the name of your protected directory in the "Name the protected directory" field ( | + | [7] Enter the name of your protected directory in the "Name the protected directory" field (it can be anything you like) |
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| − | [8] Click the "Save" button | + | [8] Click the "Save" button |
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| − | [9] Click "Go Back" | + | [9] Click "Go Back" |
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| − | [10] Enter your desired username into the "Username" field | + | [10] Enter your desired username into the "Username" field |
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| − | [11] Enter your desired password into the 2 password fields or use the "Password Generator" | + | [11] Enter your desired password into the 2 password fields or use the "Password Generator" |
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| − | [12] Click the "Add/modify authorized user" button | + | [12] Click the "Add/modify authorized user" button |
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 9 October 2012
This demo will show you how to password protect a directory through your cPanel. Password protecting a directory makes it so that a log in prompt appears when you attempt to view the directory in your internet browser. A visitor will only be able to view the contents of the directory if they have a valid username and password.
http://example.com/stuff/
was password protected any folders within the "stuff" folder would be password protected as well, such as:
http://example.com/stuff/notes/
[1] Click on the "Password Protect Directories" icon within the "Security" section of your cPanel
[2] Select the document root folder you wish to start in
[3] Click the "Go" button
[4] Locate the folder that you're wanting to password protect. You can navigate into a folder by clicking on the folder icon that's next to the folder's name.
[5] Once you've located the folder you want to password protect, click on the name of the folder
[6] Checkbox "Password protect this directory"
[7] Enter the name of your protected directory in the "Name the protected directory" field (it can be anything you like)
[8] Click the "Save" button
[9] Click "Go Back"
[10] Enter your desired username into the "Username" field
[11] Enter your desired password into the 2 password fields or use the "Password Generator"
[12] Click the "Add/modify authorized user" button
