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Apache .htaccess files and Allowing from IP Address
Apache documentation on .htaccess
Apache documentation on auth.html
to create a new password file:
# htpasswd -c /var/www/passwd/passwords rbowen New password: mypassword Re-type new password: mypassword Adding password for user rbowen
to append to existing password file:
# htpasswd /var/www/passwd/passwords rbowen New password: mypassword Re-type new password: mypassword Adding password for user rbowen
To allow access to just specific directories, block access the the root level. The .htacess file in the document root should look like this:
# Refuse direct access to all files Order deny,allow Deny from all Allow from 127.0.0.1 Allow from localhost Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
Then create an .htaccess file in whatever directories you want to allow access to:
Allow from all
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