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to password protect some pages the most simple way is via .htacess

open up notepad and paste in an edit of this
&AuthType Basic
AuthName &The description you want to appear&
AuthUserFile /home/$username/.htpasswds/$dirname/passwd

require valid-user
&
once thats in ur notepad you must name the file &.htaccess& and choose 'all files' from the file type.
Be sure to include the &s in the filename.

Then upload this into the directory you wish to protect.

I'm not sure but you may be able to protect the main directory public_html by removing &$dirname/&.

So basically the $username will be the username required to access cpanel, and $dirname would be the name of the directory you wish to protect.

Obviously once u login for one protected file in a directory it keeps the login info until u close the browser so you can access more protected files without logging in again.

Im unsure how to protect individual files using this method.

Hope thats helpful.