Enabling Password Protection for specific directories for your site:

1. Login to your Control Panel and search for the domain name for which you have purchased this hosting package. Click here to read how >>
    
2. In the search results view, click on the domain name. This will take you to the Order Details view.
    
3. Click on Manage Web Hosting Service in the lower toolbar.
    
4. In the Website Management interface pop-up that follows, go to Manage Website -> Directory Protection -> Add Directory Protection.
    
5. On this page, specify the directory that you wish to protect, or use the Browse button to select the directory you wish to protect.
    
6. Sometimes, you may wish to list the files/folders in the selected directory instead of displaying the default document, after authentication through a web browser. The List Directory Contents checkbox needs to be selected to achieve this (directory listing).
    
   IMPORTANT

   Directory listing cannot be enabled for the webstats folder.

    
7. Specify a Username and Password for this directory, and click on Submit.

Now, a password dialog box will automatically pop-up in the browser when an attempt is made to access the password protected directory or any of its sub-directories.

Modifying access details for a protected directory:

1. Perform steps 1-3 mentioned in the above process.
    
2. In the Website Management interface pop-up that follows, go to Manage Website -> Directory Protection -> List Protected Directories.
    
3. Click on the Directory link to go to the Directory Protection Details page for that specific directory.
    
4. Modify the Username and/or Password for this directory and/or enable/disable List Directory Contents (directory listing), and click on Submit.
    
   IMPORTANT

   Directory listing cannot be enabled for the webstats folder.

The new username/password will now have to be used while accessing this directory and/or directory listing will be enabled/disabled as per your selection.

Disabling Password Protection:

1. Perform steps 1-2 mentioned in the above (modifying access details) process.
    
2. Select the checkbox adjacent to one or more directories, for which you wish to disable password protection.
    
3. Click on Delete button and confirm the action by clicking on OK.