Password Protect Directories

NOTE: This feature might not work with Front Page Extensions Installed.

The Password Protect Directory feature in your Control Panel allows you to restrict access to a particular directory within your account and allow access by assigning usernames and passwords to individuals that you choose to allow such access.

To access this feature click on the link marked: Password protect directories. You will be asked to select the directory that you want to protect, simply click the text link of the directory name and you will be taken to the screen where you complete the specifics for user information.

You will need to enter a unique name (Protected Resource Name) for this password protection in the upper section of the screen. The name must be a single word or phase with no spaces. Enter the name and click the save button. Now you are ready to add users that can have access to the specific directory.

To add a new user, simply input the username and password and click Save. You will be taken to a screen that will confirm the new user and you can click the link on the bottom of the screen to go back and add more users.

To change a password for a user, simply input the username and the new password for the user and click Save.

NOTE: Usernames and passwords MUST be from 6 to 8 characters long. Any less than 6 or greater than 8 will cause your protected directory cease to function and you will receive an error when trying to enter the directory.

To delete a user, select the user from the list and click the Delete button.


Error Pages Simple

This feature allows you to customize the various error pages for your domain.

To access this feature click on Error Pages Simple. Not much to explain or instructions to give here. This feature is pretty self explanatory.

Simply click on the error page that you want to customize, enter your html code and click Save.


Error Pages Advanced

Do NOT modify anything if you do not understand what you are doing. Do NOT remove any line if you do not know what exactly this line does. We are not responsible for any malfunction

Dynamic Error Pages
If you have defined your own custom Error Pages using the "Simple Error Pages" command of the Control Panel, you may have noticed that you can only define the contents of a non-dynamic file. If you want a tighter integration to your dynamic design, then you can do this by modifying ".htaccess". View the examples below and modify any one of them to satisfy your needs.

Examples:

ErrorDocument 401 http://web-hosting-support.com/myportal/401.php
ErrorDocument 402 /myportal/error.php
ErrorDocument 403 http://web-hosting-support.com/cgi-bin/script.cgi

Redirect your Domain or any Subdirectory
By adding a "Redirect" statement, you can redirect any subdomain or your whole domain to any other file or domain in the Internet.

Each "Redirect" statement contains the "Redirect" command, the location to be redirected and the target of the redirection. You may redirect your domain to some other domain you own or you may redirect requests for e.g. "/color" to a subdirectory called "/colour".

Enter a line like below to redirect your Domain (it will not redirect if there is a request for a specific sub-page):

Redirect /index.html http://target.com
Enter a line like below to redirect a Subdirectory:
Redirect /redirectthis/index.html http://web-hosting-support.com/target.html

Hint: In both cases the target must be a full URL starting with http:// even if the target of the redirection is located in your domain.

Hint: Always include "index.html" after a directory name.