{"id":1267,"date":"2019-12-04T06:22:19","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T06:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theemailshop.co.uk\/forum\/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&amp;p=1267"},"modified":"2019-12-04T06:22:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T06:22:19","slug":"what-is-the-process-to-protect-a-folder-with-username-and-password-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"epkb_post_type_1","link":"https:\/\/theemailshop.co.uk\/community\/knowledge-base\/what-is-the-process-to-protect-a-folder-with-username-and-password-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the process to protect a folder with username and password in cPanel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A user can lock their directory with a password via the cPanel &#8220;Password Protected Directories&#8221; icon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign in to your cPanel account.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>\u2018directory privacy\u2019<\/strong> in the files section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1270\" src=\"https:\/\/theemailshop.co.uk\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-9.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose the option to open your folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1283\" src=\"https:\/\/theemailshop.co.uk\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/7-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose the name of the directory you want password protected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1271\" src=\"https:\/\/theemailshop.co.uk\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-12-300x114.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find the option &#8220;<strong>Security Settings<\/strong>&#8220;, and check the box present next to &#8220;<strong>Password protect this directory<\/strong>&#8221; after that enter the name for protected directory like &#8220;<strong>Password Protected Area<\/strong>&#8220;. Press the save button at the end.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1272\" src=\"https:\/\/theemailshop.co.uk\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3-11-300x124.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"124\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose the \u2018go back\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1273\" src=\"https:\/\/theemailshop.co.uk\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-7-300x57.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scroll down further and choose<strong> &#8220;Create User&#8221;<\/strong>, then fill in the username and password areas, generate your new password, copy the user name and password to a notepad. You may need that when you need to open the password-protected directory and then choose the <strong>&#8220;Save&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1274\" src=\"https:\/\/theemailshop.co.uk\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-4-300x173.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also, try to open the password-protected directory in the browser through your URL <a href=\"http:\/\/www.example.com\/myfolde\">www.example.com\/myfolde<\/a>r that is password protected already, your browser may prompt you to enter the user details.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1275\" src=\"https:\/\/theemailshop.co.uk\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/6-3-300x93.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A user can lock their directory with a password via the cPanel &#8220;Password Protected Directories&#8221; 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