On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 07:54:59 +0200, Lóránd Erik ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Why doesn't .htaccess rules work, when i example write this in it: > > AuthUserFile /home/username/.htpasswd > AuthGroupFile /dev/null > AuthName "Private Area" > AuthType Basic > <Limit GET POST> > require valid-user > </Limit> > > i just want to secure a folder by password, on apache2 [i just installed it, > it works, but i can still see the folder, and it doesn't ask for password, i > have .htpasswd in username/.htpasswd] > > what am i missing? Try it without the "<Limit GET POST>" etc. All you should need is: AuthUserFile /home/username/.htpasswd AuthName "Private Area" AuthType Basic require valid-user Please let us know if that helps. -- Bob Cox. Stoke Gifford, near Bristol, UK. Registered user #445000 with the Linux Counter - http://counter.li.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]