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dimvic
Asked: 2010-10-22 10:40:32 +0800 CST

Can I password protect a location (not directory) in apache using htaccess?

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I have used code like this in apache configuration to protect locations with password

<Location ~ "/admin.*">
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "Protected Area"
    AuthUserFile /home/user/public_html/.htpasswd
    Require valid-user
</Location>

is there a way to do the same thing using an htaccess file?

the locations I want to protect don't really exist on the filesystem, it's locations available thanks to mod_rewrite

apache-2.2 authentication .htaccess htpasswd

2 Answers

  1. Yep, with <Files> (or <FilesMatch>): http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#files

    Edit: "Note that unlike Directory and Location sections, Files sections can be used inside .htaccess files. This allows users to control access to their own files, at a file-by-file level."

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  2. Yes it's possible to do so put a htaccess in the file you want to moderate the access. Put the same text as in the configuration file. Make sure that your conf files will read .htaccess.

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