RE: [cobalt-users] .htaccess issue

["Paul Alcock" <webmgr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I wonder if anyone can shed any light on this for me.  I have a RaQ4i
> dedicated server with Verio in the UK, and I am having trouble with the
> .htaccess settings.
>
> I am using the .htaccess files with no problem when it comes to
> turning off
> directory snooping, making Symlinks and denying IP addresses access etc.
>
> BUT, my problem is as soon as I try to use htpasswd it's falls
> flat on it's
> face.  That is to say, I create the .htaccess file in a
> sub-directory which
> looks like this:
>
> order allow,deny
> allow from all
> require valid-user
> AuthName "Private Area"
> Authtype basic
> AuthUserFile /home/sites/site1/web/whateverfolder/.htpasswd
> AccessList
> AuthPAM_Enabled off
>
> I then create the auth file using:
>
> htpasswd -c .htpasswd username
>
> As far as I can tell this is correct.  I then attempt to access
> the password
> protected folder (which I could access with no problems before
> creating the
Are you putting the .htpasswd file in the same directory you are protecting?

As a habit, we put all the password files out of site (left of .../web )
Here's an example of a htaccess file we use on a raq2 site.
>>>>>>
#Access File
order allow,deny
allow from all
require valid-user
Authname "ourfaqsite.com Affiliate Zone"
AuthPAM_Enabled off
Authtype Basic
ErrorDocument 404 /Public/Affiliates.html
AuthUserFile /home/sites/www.ourfaqsite.com/xxxxx/AffiliateHTAccessPWDFile
<<<<<<

Hope that helps.

Paul