Ali Aboosaidi » htpasswd http://insanelabs.com Umm... Unorthodox? Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:04:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Linux: .htaccess and .htpasswd files http://insanelabs.com/linux/linux-htaccess-and-htpasswd-files/ http://insanelabs.com/linux/linux-htaccess-and-htpasswd-files/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:06:55 +0000 Ali http://insanelabs.com/?p=422
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    • ]]>     You can use .htaccess to protect a directory on your Apache web server. Users trying to access a protected directory will be asked to enter a user and password. .htaccess defines the protected directory, and .htpassword stores your password hashes.

    .htaccess normally looks like this:

    AuthName "Title"
AuthUserFile /path-to-your-htpasswd-file/.htpasswd
AuthType Basic
require valid-user

    To create a .htpasswd file:

    htpasswd -c /path.to.the.folder.you.want.to.protect/.htpasswd <username>

    or

    htpasswd -c <username>

    and you will be prompted to enter a password for <username>

    Of course, you can use a .htpasswd generator. Remember, Google is your friend :)

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