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Can I use htpasswd to password protect a directory?
I need to password protect a directory on my website, and I was trying to use .htpasswd to achieve this. I keep getting an "Internal Server Error" if I try to access that URL from a browser. The server logs don't seem to have a meaningful message (except that 501.shtml and 400.shtml files are not found). Is there anything else that I need to do get this set up? Is there any way to find out what may be causing the internal server error?
Thanks.
-- Sid.
Thanks.
-- Sid.
Best answer chosen by Web Hosting Hub staff
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Hello Sid, I'm sorry you're having trouble password protecting your directory. I'm happy to help you with that. cPanel offers the option to password protect a directory and will write to the .htaccess file in order to accomplish that. For step-by-step instructions, please see How to Password Protect a Directory Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance, we're always happy to help. Thank you, Christi N |
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Hello, i have a vps (centos) and .htpasswd working as expected but not in webhostinghub. I want to protect my wp-admin folder and this is the .htaccess file:
AuthType Basic AuthName "Please enter your username and password:" AuthUserFile path/to/.htpasswd/file Require valid-user <Files admin-ajax.php> Order allow,deny Allow from all Satisfy any </Files> <Files "\.(css|gif|png|js)$"> Order allow,deny Allow from all Satisfy any </Files> it's keep returning 404 when i go to http://wpsite.tld/admin thanks.. |
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