Password Protection

[Byron]

For all of those who are familiar with .htaccess. Here's a way to protect ALL files on your site that begin with 'private'. Add the code below to your root directory's .htaccess file.

 

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Restricted Access"
AuthUserFile "/home/user/.htpasswds/public_html/passwd"

<Files ~ "^(private).*$">
require valid-user
</Files>

# protect another file called info.php

<Files "info.php">
require valid-user
</Files>

 

Here's a way to protect multible files:

 

<FilesMatch "^(exec|env|private|phpinfo).*$">
AuthName "Restricted Access"
AuthType basic
AuthUserFile "/home/user/.htpasswds/public_html/passwd"
Require valid-user
</FilesMatch>

 

The easiest way to set this up is to use the cpanel option to protect your public_html folder for password protection and then go back and edit the code to what I posted so all of your public_html folder doesn't reqire a password.

 

Cheers,

Byron