Hotlink protection 

Steps 

1

  To access 

Hotlink Protection

, click on the 

 icon above the words 

Hotlink 

Protection

 on the main screen of your cPanel interface. 

2

  Enter the names of sites that you wish to access your files in the first field 

which already contains the name(s) of your site(s). 

3

  Enter the file types that you wish to let those sites access by entering their 

extensions in the blank field next to 

Extensions to allow (seperate by commas):

4

  Enter the URL you wish to redirect links to that are not allowed in the blank 

field next to 

Url to Redirect to:

5

If you wish to allow the sites you have entered to directly request files (view 

images or videos by typing their URL into a browser), click on the box next to 

Allow direct requests

6

  Click on 

Activate

 to enable Hotlink Protection.  

Troubleshooting 

Make sure that you include all sites that need to access your protected files in the 

first bank field or they will not be able to view the files. If you still cannot view a 

file, try disabling Hotlink Protection to see if it is the cause of the problem. 

Disabling hotlink protection 

Overview 

If you no longer wish to use Hotlink Protection on your site, you can disable it 

with the  

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