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Asked: 2010-06-21 06:01:55 +0800 CST

How to create and edit .htaccess and .htpasswd locally on my computer and then upload to my site via ftp?

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I'm making a website for a client, and I want to make a password protected directory. The problem is my account type only allows FTP, so is there any way to create the .htaccess and .htpasswd files locally on my computer so I can upload them via FTP?

UPDATE:

I made the files on the site @radius mentioned, and I uploaded and renamed them, but now I'm getting the following message:

"The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request"

ftp password .htaccess .htpasswd

4 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    .htaccess and .htpasswd files are just text file so you can create them locally then upload them
    To create a file starting with '.' on windows see http://www.htaccesstools.com/htaccess-faq/
    To create encrypted password for .htpasswd files you can use http://www.htaccesstools.com/htpasswd-generator/

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  2. You can also download the Apache 2.2 binaries and use htpasswd.exe or htdigest.exe to generate the .htpasswd or .htdigest files on windows.

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  3. The generator in the accepted answer seems to no longer be active. However, this one seems to work: https://www.askapache.com/online-tools/htpasswd-generator/

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  4. You can always use notepad to create .htaccess and .htpasswd, save them under "ALL FILES". You may not see it under Windows Explorer since Windows see no name but a long extension, but most FTP clients should have no problem showing the files to you and will allow you to upload accordingly.

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