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Please Help: Apachee and Folders

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sboxes

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Apr 16, 2010
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Hi.
Please help me. I have Apache 2 installed with PHP and MySql on Windows. This machine has external IP address so you can access it via internet. Here is what I did. I have a folder where I put some files. I have a web page with links to those files to download them. Page itself is password protected.
The problem is: folders where i have those files are opened to outside world. If someone know full path to files they can type it in a browser and get them without entering password for web page.

How do i fix it?

thank you
 
You need to use some type of authentication on your windows machine. A how-to for apache authentication is here .

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Thank yuo. But can you be more specif what exactly i need to do ? Can you giv eme code and where to put it or what to change and wheere ? I never worked with server before.
 
Did you follow the how-to and get stuck, or do you just want someone to do it for you?

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i am new to this. I would appreciate you if you can tell me exactly what i need to do and where.
 
All i want is to make folder invisible/inaccessible from internet abd just use my web page with login to downolad files via links.

How do i make folder invisible/inaccessible from internet and still allow files to be opened when someone login to web page and click downlod file ?

 
I did a google search for apache authentication windows, it looks like the first result give you step by step instructions. It even has pictures. Do you need more help than that?

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If the page itself is protected with htaccess, by default it should protect all subdirectories as well

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