Franki
08-20-2001, 07:22 PM
Hello. I want to make password protected directories. Could someone tell me the data of ".htaccess" file in order to avoid the confict with Frontpage Extensions? 7
![]() | View Full Version : Password protected directories Franki 08-20-2001, 07:22 PM Hello. I want to make password protected directories. Could someone tell me the data of ".htaccess" file in order to avoid the confict with Frontpage Extensions? 7 joubarani 08-20-2001, 07:47 PM Try that. http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18603 sbrad 08-20-2001, 08:53 PM To password protect a directory via .htaccess, here's what you'll need to do. 1) Telnet or SSH into your server 2) cd to the directory you want to protect 3) Type: pico .htaccess 4) Paste this in the file, remembering to change the /paths to the .htpasswd file...but I usually just place it in the user's root directory. You can also specify the message you want to show up on the password box where it says "The Secret Directory": AuthUserFile /home/sites/user/.htpasswd AuthGroupFile /dev/null AuthName "The Secret Directory" AuthType Basic <Limit GET POST> require valid-user </Limit> 5) Save and exit Pico (ctrl+x, y) 6) cd /home/sites/user (or where ever you specified in .htaccess) 7)Type: htpasswd -c .htpasswd user_name (be sure to change user_name to the correct user name) 8) It will then prompt you for a password. Enter it twice and you're all done! |