what is .htaccess ?
In several web servers (most commonly Apache), .htaccess (hypertext access) is the default name of directory-level configuration files. A .htaccess file is placed in a particular directory, and the directives in the .htaccess file apply to that directory, and all subdirectories thereof. It provides the ability to customize configuration for requests to the particular directory. The file name starts with a dot because dot-files are by convention hidden files on Unix-like operating systems. A subset of Apache’s .htaccess syntax is also supported by other web servers, such as Sun Java System Web Server and Zeus Web Server.
Setup :
- Go to /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and changes
– Options Indexes Multiviews
to
– AllowOverride AuthConfig
- Restart the httpd service
#service httpd restart
3. Create the .htacces usually on the public_html folder
# vi .htaccess
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Stoooop! Limited Access Choy!!!"
AuthUserFile "/opt/test.passwd"
Require user adityo
4. Create the user and password
# /usr/bin/htpasswd -c /opt/test.passwd adityo
New password:
Re-Type new password:
Adding password for user adityo
5. We can see the user and password on opt/test.passwd or the directory you set the passwd
#cat /opt/test.passwd
adityo:VdktHJc9rTipoU
6. how to add another user on .hatccess
#/usr/bin/htpasswd /home/blogbin/test.passwd prie
New password:
Re-type new password:
Adding password for user prie
You can see the user on opt/test.passwd
#cat /opt/test.passwd
adityo:VdktHJc9rTipoU
prie:9U6X9AsqI8/02
now you can try to authenticate the .htaccess on your http://localhost / web address
