HowTo protect a directory in the apache

HowTo protect a directory in the apache
Modify the httdp.conf file add below code.
<Directory "/var/www/html/phplive/super">
        Options Indexes
        AllowOverride authconfig
        order allow,deny
        allow from all
</Directory>
[root@devtest1 super]# vi .htaccess
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile  /var/www/html/phplive/super/.pass
AuthName "admin"
require valid-user
[root@devtest1 super]# htpasswd -c .pass admin
New password:
Re-type new password:
Adding password for user admin
restart the apache to activate.

Your sincere,

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Henry Zhu

2007-03-16