Can anyone else help me out here, please? To my knowledge, protecting a directory using the .htaccess file method has always worked without a hitch for me on my local machine (Debian 2.2r2 + proposed-updates) -- but has "suddenly" stopped functioning.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apache -v Server version: Apache/1.3.9 (Unix) Debian/GNU Server built: Jan 26 2001 00:10:13 is what I'm running (stable hasn't progressed to 1.3.12 yet); the access.conf file contains: <Directory /var/www> Options Includes Indexes FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None order allow,deny allow from all </Directory> and: # Do not allow retrieval of the override files, a standard security measure. <Files .htaccess> order allow,deny deny from all </Files> srm.conf contains: # AccessFileName: The name of the file to look for in each directory # for access control information. AccessFileName .htaccess but no way will Apache stop and ask for authentication when any user goes into any directory containing a valid .htaccess file pointing to a valid htusers/.htpasswd data file. I'm also using PHP 4.0.3 to run phpwiki (very successfully) -- does anyone know of any clashes between Apache 1.3.9 and PHP 4.0.3 which might cause this? Or is it something else? Any help appreciated. (access/error logs give me no help whatsoever.) -- Martin Wheeler - StarTEXT - Glastonbury - BA6 9PH - England [1] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.startext.co.uk/ - Share your knowledge. It's one way to achieve immortality. -