[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a .htaccess and .htpasswd in a direcotry folder and i keep
getting this message no matter how i configure the htaccess file and
htpasswd files.
Server Error!
The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete
your request. Either the server is overloaded or there was an error in
a CGI script.
The apache error log should have a little more information on why it is
returning (presumably) a 500 error code. Perhaps the server is not
configured to allow some other directives specified in the .htaccess
file (such as the Options directive)?
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Justin Pasher
----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Pasher"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <users@httpd.apache.org>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Protecting a Directory
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There still seems to be alot of discrepancy on this issue. Whether
or not to use a .htaccess or directive command to protect a
directory so I'm looking for some answers on what works the best
usually.
Protecting a folder called xxxx
Alias /xxx "D:/"
<Directory "D:/">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
</Directory>
use .htaccess or how can I use the above directive to only allow a
specific user in?
The directives can be put in either place (apache config or .htaccess
file). However, <Directory> cannot be used inside an .htaccess file,
so you'll have to put the .htaccess file in the directory you wish to
protect.
I assume you want the user to be prompted for a username/password
when they visit the directory? Basic HTTP authentication will
accomplish that for you.
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/auth.html
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Justin Pasher
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