apache private dir

Icantprintinlinux · 10-27-2007, 12:04 AM

hey in my apache server I want to make a /var/www/private folder
and I want it to prompt a username and password using the authentication that is built into apache. I just don't know how to do that lol :P

KrazyKanuk · 10-27-2007, 01:51 AM

check out .htaccess files so what you do is "cd /var/www/private" and then (pico|vi|nano or some other editor) .htaccess and make it look like this

Code:

AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /full path to/.htpasswd
AuthName SomeName
require valid-user
satisfy any

then do
htpasswd -bc /full path to/.htpasswd <username> <password>

Icantprintinlinux · 10-27-2007, 02:05 AM

Sweet thanks, but how do i use the .htaccess file, I know it is in every directory but i went "vi .htaccess" and it thinks it's a new file, is that correct?

KrazyKanuk · 10-27-2007, 02:12 AM

It is a new file that you are creating with code that I supplied (or similar). It is not in every directory if you put it in /var/www/private it is in that directory and every directory below it.

esaym · 10-27-2007, 10:21 AM

Not hard. I don't know it off of the top of my head but the info is easily found on google: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...ss&btnG=Search

Also you will want to use ssl to create a secure connection because the password and user name is sent in clear text. I used this tutorial and found it worked out really well for me: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=4466