To create a password-protected directory on your website from within cPanel, do the following:
- Login to cPanel via www.YOURWEBSITE.com.au/cpanel
- Disable FrontPage Extensions, if they are enabled, by going to FrontPage Extensions and clicking Uninstall Extensions
- Go to Password Protect Directories
- Choose Web Root and click Go
- Click the directory you wish to protect
- Check the box labelled Password protect this directory and enter a name; click Save
- Follow the instructions to create a user who can login to this directory