Posted by Steven on 02/03/06 03:47

On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 00:52:14 -0000, "©®" <news@kidsnews.au.org> wrote:

>> If you're using an apache-based server, as most people are, you would
>> do well to familiarise yourself with what documentation it offers.
>
>My provider is using Apache but I have no input/control over what he has
>set things up with. So...as a user, is there anything I can do to stop
>access to a certain directory unless the password is known?

Apache checks for a file called '.htaccess' in each folder (this check
can be disabled but probably isn't) and this file can specify things
like passwords for access. So, check the documentation, create the
file, and upload it to the required folder. The Apache documentation is
good but I have never protected a folder so I can't really offer any
more info.

-- Steven

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