Re: [users@httpd] .htaccess file HAS TO BE in Document Directory

[Chris Meadors <cl...@hereintown.net>]

Wang, Mary Y wrote:
> Hi, 
> I have a question about .htaccess file.
> I have a DocumentRoot declared in the httpd.conf to be /usr/www.
> I also want to protect the /home/cvsroot directory .
> I declared 
> <Directory /home/cvsroot>
> AllowOverride AuthConfig
> </Directory>
> in the httpd.conf 

All that looks good.

> I also have .htaccess in the /home/cvsroot directory.

What is in that .htaccess file?

> Anyway, it didn't work, I didn't get the dialog to prompt for username and
> password.
> 
> The question is, can I protect /home/cvsroot directory, even if it is NOT
> under the DocumentRoot dirctory (/usr/www)?

Sure.  But are you Aliasing that directory to some other URL.  What I 
mean, is how do you get to /home/cvsroot from the web?


-- 
Chris


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