htaccess
 

How can I use this feature ? I've read the apache manual but I couldn't activate it for a specific dir. Can smdy give me a cat of their httpd.conf and an .htaccess file. And can you please explain to me how this works?
THX and Xcuse my stpd q's :)

In your directory entry for that particular directory or one of its parents in httpd.conf add teh options that you want to use to the AllowOverrride directive - eg:
AllowOverride AuthConfig

To allow authentication using htaccess.