= Apache: protect with username and password a web path = First of all in the apache config make sure you can Override the configuration with the hidden {{{.htaccess}}} files. In this example config I replaced {{{AllowOverride None}}} to {{{AllowOverride All}}} {{{ # # Possible values for the Options directive are "None", "All", # or any combination of: # Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks SymLinksifOwnerMatch ExecCGI MultiViews # # Note that "MultiViews" must be named *explicitly* --- "Options All" # doesn't give it to you. # # The Options directive is both complicated and important. Please see # http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#options # for more information. # Options Indexes FollowSymLinks # # AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files. # It can be "All", "None", or any combination of the keywords: # Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit # #AllowOverride None AllowOverride All # # Controls who can get stuff from this server. # Order allow,deny Allow from all }}} Restart apache if you change the apache configuration. Now in the directory you want to protect create the hidden {{{.htaccess}}} file, here my example: {{{ [root@alarm ~]# cat /srv/http/.htaccess AuthType basic AuthName REALM AuthUserFile /etc/apachepwd Require valid-user [root@alarm ~]# }}} To create users in the {{{apachepwd file use the command htpasswd}}} {{{ htpasswd /etc/apachepwd myusername }}}