Password access

**Peter Prewett** · 09 March 2009, 08:09 PM

How can I limit access to a web page via a password?
It appears that code has to be inserted into the page how can I do that in Web Designer?
Not that I know the code yet:-((

Peter

**steve.ledger** · 09 March 2009, 08:13 PM

Your host can setup a .htaccess file in the root folder of your site.
If you have cpanel access to your hosted space, you can do this yourself.

Do you have cpanel access Peter?
If so I will go further and explain how to create a password protected folder.
(unless I am beaten to it

**zaphodeist** · 09 March 2009, 09:44 PM

I have an .htaccess file and would like to know please

**Peter Prewett** · 09 March 2009, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by sledger

Your host can setup a .htaccess file in the root folder of your site.
If you have cpanel access to your hosted space, you can do this yourself.

Do you have cpanel access Peter?
If so I will go further and explain how to create a password protected folder.
(unless I am beaten to it

No do not know what .htaccess or cpanel access is will have to do some more research.

Thanks

**w00dy** · 09 March 2009, 10:28 PM

http://www.coffeecup.com/website-access-manager/

.... should fit the bill!

As long as you're not on Microsoft hosting!!!!!!!!!

**steve.ledger** · 09 March 2009, 10:31 PM

cpanel = Control Panel
This is general supplied with all Apache based hosting accounts.
The usual way to access it is via your domain name like this:

www.yourdomian.com/cpanel

You need you hosting account user name and password to login in.
Form there you can control almost everything for your hosted account space.

**steve.ledger** · 09 March 2009, 10:37 PM

Here's an interactive website showing you the cpanel functions.

**Peter Prewett** · 09 March 2009, 10:44 PM

I should have added that I am just using my ISP allocated space not a host and domain name.

One day may get a domain name.

As it is a family tree, hence privacy issues, and have been using Web Designer which I found much easier to use than NOF 11.

Peter

**steve.ledger** · 09 March 2009, 10:47 PM

Contact Internode, they are pretty good - they should be able to setup a .htaccess pw in the folder you nominate.

**Ross Macintosh** · 10 March 2009, 12:21 AM

If you can get the .htaccess set up here's a online tool for getting the actual password part working: http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/password/

Regards, Ross