.htaccess files driving me mad

[oohoohoohooh]

Hi, I did a search on google to help password protect a directory. I tried the following files and placed them inside the folder I wish to password protect (c:/

http://www/public_html/phpmyadmin/)

and when I go to

http://localhost/phpmyadmin

it asks me for the password but when I put the details (I generated the password using an online tool) it does not work. I've tried loads of different ways now but nothing seems to work. I'd appreciate if anyone could help. Thanks

Here's my last attempt.

.htaccess:

AuthUserFile "c:/

http://www/public_html/phpMyAdmin/.htpasswd"

AuthName "private zone"
AuthType Basic

<Limit GET POST>
require user lee
</Limit>

.htpasswd:

lee:bKWWuR6YzOcjs
<Limit GET POST>
require group admins
</Limit>

 

[Wishdiak]

oohoohoohooh,

Most of the trouble that .htaccess is giving you can be resolved by reading the Apache documents on Access Control.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/howto/auth.html

(for 1.x) or

http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/howto/auth.html

(for 2.x).

Wishdiak
A+, Network+, Security+, MCSA: Security 2003

http://www.wishdiak.com

 

[sleipnir214]

When I have that problem, the most often fix is to make sure that the user as which Apache is running has permission to read the file.


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[sleipnir214]

CORRECION:

In my last post, "permission to read the file" should have read "permission to read .htpasswd"


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