set password for dir in Apache!

Shioni · 05-07-2006, 05:22 AM

Hi!
I have two directories, that I would like to be accessable:
/var/www/htdocs (default)
/mnt/sda2

can I configure apache, so if I would request this URL:
www.xxxxx.com
it would open the default directory (/var/www/htdocs)
and if I would request:
www.xxxxx.com/sda2
it would open /mnt/sda2 and show it's contents, but first ask for username and password? Thank you!

puntjuh · 05-07-2006, 05:38 AM

perhaps with virtual hosts. But you can protect the dir by placing a .htaccess file in it. it'll ask for user/pass when that dir/url is requested.

Shioni · 05-07-2006, 07:32 AM

Thanks!
But I have one problem!! I don't have a domain name!! I found an example:

Code:

NameVirtualHost 192.168.10.10
<VirtualHost 192.168.10.10>
        ServerName local.smallshop.com
        DocumentRoot /usr/home/www_root/showsite/public_html/
        ErrorLog /usr/home/www_root/showsite/error_log
        DirectoryIndex default.html
        ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/home/www_root/showsite/public_html/cgi-bin/
        <Directory /usr/home/www_root/showsite/public_html/cgi-bin>
                Options +ExecCGI
                AddHandler cgi-scripts .cgi .pl
        </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

How can I make apache show /usr/home/www_root/showsite/public_html/ directory, when I request for example http://my.ip.addr.ess/some_dir??
Thank you!

puntjuh · 05-07-2006, 11:36 AM

Then just set the http://blablablabla etc. address as the servername.

btw.. the whole virtualhost part doesn't have to be as "complicated" as the example you found. just this will do:

Code:

<VirtualHost localhost>
     ServerAdmin support@localhost.com
     DocumentRoot "www/localhost"
     ServerName localhost
#    ServerAlias www.example.com *.example.com
#    ErrorLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-error_log
#    CustomLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-access_log common
</VirtualHost>

if you wanna use error logs and custom logs uncomment the line.

good luck