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How to password protect folder/files using htaccess file? |
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Article ID: 392 | Rating: 5/5 from 1 votes | Last Updated: Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 4:07 PM
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Use the following htaccess code to enable authentication for certain files and folders from being accessed. The code has examples of password protection for a single file and password protection for a entire directory using htaccess file. # to protect a file <Files secure.php> AuthType Basic AuthName “Prompt” AuthUserFile /home/path/.htpasswd Require valid-user </Files> # password-protect a directory resides AuthType basic AuthName “This directory is protected” AuthUserFile /home/path/.htpasswd AuthGroupFile /dev/null Require valid-user |
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