Password Protect a Folder May 23rd, 2013
- Create .htaccess and .htpasswd files in the folder
- One username and password per line, separated by a colon
- Make sure to set the right privileges to the files so Apache can use them
- chmod 0644 .htaccess
- chmod 0644 .htpasswd
.htaccess File
AuthType Basic AuthName "restricted area" AuthUserFile /home6/path/to/the/directory/you/are/protecting/.htpasswd require valid-user
.htpasswd File
username:encryptedPassword