Can't access website

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    9 years, 10 months ago

    That’s basic access authentication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication

    It can be enabled via a .htaccess file and is therefore a “simple” way to establish a username/password for viewing *any* web page. Usually, it’s enabled via a setting in your hosting account’s control panel, so I recommend looking around for anything called “Password Protection” or “Security”.

    If you can’t track it down, I recommend contacting your hosting provider.

    Thread Starter tclerchenberg

    (@tclerchenberg)

    9 years, 10 months ago

    Thank you very much!

    But how can I access my Website and search for things like “Password protection” or “security” when it is restricted even to me as an admin and I do not know the password? (The normal admin-name and admin-password do not work in the described window)

    Sorry for the dumb questions, I’m kind of new to this stuff…

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    9 years, 10 months ago

    Not your website, you’re accessing your hosting account’s control panel to do what I described above. This will be the account control panel associated with the people you pay to host your site.

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