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<div align=-justify>To password protect a single file, make sure you have the following files under your account:

* ''.htpasswd'' (containing the username and password to access the file)

* ''.htaccess'' (containing the authentication rules)

In case these files aren't listed under your account, you can create them via your cPanel => File Manager or via any FTP client.

You should follow these steps:

1) Make sure to create .htpasswd file above your public_html directory. Otherwise it will be accessible through http requests. It is strongly recommended to use the root folder at /home/username/ (where '''username''' is your actual cPanel username).

This file should contain the encrypted password for your username. You can create it using the following username/password generator:

http://www.htaccesstools.com/htpasswd-generator/

2) Put the .htaccess file in the directory of the file that you wish to be protected. 

'''''Note:''''' as .htaccess files work recursively, those changes will affect all subfolders in the directory the .htaccess file is placed in. 

Once the .htaccess file is created, add following lines to it:

 <FilesMatch '''"file.html"'''>
 AuthName "Member Only"
 AuthType Basic
 AuthUserFile /home/'''username'''/.htpasswd
 require valid-user
 </FilesMatch>

The ''<FilesMatch "file.html">'' line allows you to specify the criteria for protecting your files. There are two options here:

* a single file

 <FilesMatch "file.html">

* or files with the same name but of different types:

 <FilesMatch "file.*">

In the ''AuthUserFile /home/username/.htpasswd'' line '''username''' should be changed to your actual cPanel username.
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