Protecting a directory with htaccess

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Password protect directory with htaccess

Create a .htaccess file in the folder you with to protect with the following:

AuthName "Members Area"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /path/to/your/directory/.htpasswd
require valid-user

chmod it to 755

NOTE: you can also have require user tom dick harry

Note: The .htpasswd file can be /etc/passwd

We then need to create the .htpasswd file;

htpasswd -c .htpasswd your-user-name

chmod it to 644


TO BE VERIFIED

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Preventing indexes

Create a .htaccess file in the folder you with to protect with the following:

Options -Indexes

chmod it to 755

The http.conf file can also be modified, finding Options.

The example below shows the configuration for all www.* websites on one of my servers and in this case allows indexes but the word Indexes can simply be removed;

<Directory "/var/www/www.*">

Options Indexes FollowSymLinks

AllowOverride AuthConfig

Require all granted

</Directory>