i have my DocumentRoot password protected via a .htaccess file. i have a folder within my DocumentRoot that i want to restrict to myself, however i want other users to be able to access the rest of the files within the DocumentRoot, when i put a seperate .htaccess file in the second folder, it made it dissappear when i tried to access it over the internet, how would i go about password protecting this folder within my password protected document root??

When you password protect a directory, all of its subdirectories under it will use that same authentication as well. I say if you want only access by you to the root directory, create your access but then make your users you want to have access in a different directory outside of your root directory, using a virtual server or something to get around this so they have their own authentication.

You could however create a redirect on login if you added the users to the main htaccess file for the root directory.. after they login, they are redirected to the directory you want them to have access to, etc. But they might be wise and know once authenticated they could gain access to the root directory, etc.

ok i see, i am new at this, so i kinda like this virtual directory, how would i make one? then how would i address it?

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/vhosts/index.html for version 1.3.x of apache

http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/vhosts/ for 2.x version of apache

Those should get your started, whichever version your currently using.

thx