[plug] htaccess

[skribe]

On Fri,  9 Nov 2001 21:15, Joel Fraser wrote:
> I am trying to password protect a file on my webserver using htaccess but
> it doesnt work at all. This is what it says in the .htaccess file:
>
> AuthType	Basic
> AuthName	"Downloads"
> AuthUserFile    /var/www/html/private/.passwd
> require		valid-user
>
> and i have the .passwd file with a username and password as well, any
> suggestions.

Check your httpd.conf to see if it includes AllowOverride AuthConfig for the 
particular directory.

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