I am sure that most of you have heard of htaccess, if just vaguely, and that you may think you have a fair idea of what can be done with an htaccess file. You are more than likely mistaken about that, however.
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I know, you might have problems with the naming convention, but it is the same idea behind naming the htaccess file itself, and you should be able to do that by this point. In the htpasswd file, you place the username and password (which is encrypted) for those whom you want to have access.
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When (not) to use .htaccess files ... Note: If you want to call your .htaccess file something else, you can change the name of the file using the AccessFileName directive. For example, if you would rather call the file .config then you can put the following in your server configuration file:
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In general, you should never use .htaccess files unless you don't have access to the main server configuration file. There is, for example, a prevailing misconception that user authentication should always be done in .htaccess files.
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.htaccess - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In several web servers (most commonly Apache), .htaccess ( hypertext access ) is the default name of a directory-level configuration file that allows for decentralized management of web server con...
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Apache HTTP Server - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Apache HTTP Server , commonly referred to as Apache (pronounced /əˈpætʃiː/ ), is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. In 2009 it becam...
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htaccess files. cool htaccess tricks and tips, how-to, know-how, usage and examples.. a corz-style tutorial. ... .htaccess files are invisible; There's a good reason why you won't see .htaccess files on the web; almost every web server in the world is configured to ignore them, by default. Same goes for most operating systems.
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Use our online generators to create .htaccess files for hotlink protection, password protection, htpasswd files, htaccess authentication. ... Welcome to .htaccess Tools...
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NCSA HTTPd Tutorial on using .htaccess for password protection (1995). ... Access control for a given directory is controlled by a specific file in the directory with a filename as specified by the AccessFileName directive. The default filename is .htaccess...
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