html .htaccess file

Protecting your web page with .htaccess

• create the password file by running
  • htpasswd -c .htpasswd <filename>
• Set permissions to prevent viewing the file contents with a web browser
• Store the password file in a directory external to your web directory.
• create .htaccess file and fill it with something like
  • AuthType Basic
  • AuthUserFile <filename from above>
  • AuthName "<Title you want displayed>"
  • require valid-user
  • satisfy any
  • deny from all

-- StevenLindsey - 14 Oct 2009