[SOLVED] Apache2 .htpasswd and 000-default.conf problem

Hi,

I configured Apache2 .htpasswd and 000-default.conf, an restarted the server.

Now i am being asked a password correctly only when i connect through my own LAN Network, but still now protection when i connect from outside my own Wifi.

P.S. I have a domain name registered.

Thxs.

How are you going outside your LAN?

An .htaccess login will persist until all instances of the browser are closed. Once you login, opening a new tab or window will not require another login. Close all browser windows, then try from outside the LAN first...

Presuming here that you did not let your browser save the login the first time you used it...

I meant after i thought i configured correctly, i used my cell phone in LTE mode and try to connect to my server.
It did connect but with no password being asked.

Also i did not use .htaccess to configured, i use method #1 from DigitalOcean .htpasswd and 000-default.conf. Option 1: Configuring Access Control within the Virtual Host Definition (Preferred)

OK
Please post what you added to the config file (yes, it is better to add auth_config to a config file than use .htpasswd)

and please clarify "connect through my own LAN Network" are you doing both the phone connect and that with the domain name?

Originally Posted by scasey OK Please post what you added to the config file (yes, it is better to add auth_config to a config file than use .htpasswd) and please clarify "connect through my own LAN Network" are you doing both the phone connect and that with the domain name?

I do not have access to my server right now, i will post the config tomorrow, but what i meant about Lan Network is that my server is hosted on my own home computer, its not hosted on a Domain Site or ISP, i did get a domain name registered and it is configured properly (Nameserver, Arecord, ect...);

The problem is when i later configured Apache2 .htpasswd and 000-default.conf.

The problem is that it does not ask for a password when other people connect from outside my Network (wifi/router/home server).
But when i try to connect from any computer on the same router than my server, it does ask for a password.

P.S. This is a home server, i am playing with, for friends and family, that is why i want to password the access the www.myservername.com.

OK. But one thing you're saying is confusing. One uses either .htpasswd or a conf file, not both.
Waiting for you to share what you've actually done.

Hi,
Ref: This site: https://www.digitalocean.com/communi...n-ubuntu-16-04

I followed Step 1 and 2

sudo htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/.htpasswd sammy

and Step 3 Option 1

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
  DocumentRoot /var/www/html
  ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
  CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

  <Directory "/var/www/html">
      AuthType Basic
      AuthName "Restricted Content"
      AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/.htpasswd
      Require valid-user
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Years ago on a previous server i had more success configuring .htaccess as per Option 2 of the same website.
But this time i did not add an .htaccess file in /var/www/html.

That all looks absolutely correct to me...

Originally Posted by scasey That all looks absolutely correct to me...

Yes i think so.
But since it does not work, ill try configuring with option 2: .htaccess.

Thank you for your help.

Are you sure your phone hasn't cached the site? Can you clear the web cache on your phone?
Do you have any other way to test from outside your LAN?
Again, are you using the domain name from within your LAN? (not the IP address)

If you want to email me the domain name, I'd be happy to report what happens from here.

Hi,

I had friends connecting to my server from there home and still it was not asking for a password, so i revert my configuration 000-default.conf back to default and use methode # 2 creating an .htaccess file and modifying apache2.conf instead of editing 000-default.conf.
It's not the prefered option but option # 1 did not work for some reason.
I work nice now

Thxs.