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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by Steve Lim <st...@stevelim.com> on 2002/04/25 20:43:47 UTC
Help with .htaccess paths on Windows
Hello fellow Apache users,
I just installed apache on windows and I'm trying to wrap my head around it.
Regarding the issue of htaccess and password protection to various
directories/folders.. I seem to be having a problem which I believe is
related to how my path is being interpreted by apache.
here is a sample of my .htaccess file.
AuthType Basic
AuthName "short description"
AuthUserFile C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\.htpasswd
<Limit GET POST>
require valid-user
</Limit>
Unfortunately I get the following server error.
Error message:
C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs/test/.htaccess: AuthUserFile
takes 1-2 arguments, text file containing user IDs and passwords
I would _really_ appreciate any advice on how to proceed.
many thanks,
Steve.
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Re: Help with .htaccess paths on Windows
Posted by Steve Lim <st...@stevelim.com>.
Joshua!
Thank you so very very much! Everything works great now!
Many thanks,
Steve.
At 02:53 AM 4/26/2002, you wrote:
>On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Steve Lim wrote:
>
> > Hello fellow Apache users,
> >
> > I just installed apache on windows and I'm trying to wrap my head
> around it.
> > Regarding the issue of htaccess and password protection to various
> > directories/folders.. I seem to be having a problem which I believe is
> > related to how my path is being interpreted by apache.
> >
> > here is a sample of my .htaccess file.
> >
> > AuthType Basic
> > AuthName "short description"
> > AuthUserFile C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\.htpasswd
>
>Apache pathnames must:
>
>1. Always use forward slashes; and
>2. Be surrounded in quotes if they contain spaces.
>
> >
> > <Limit GET POST>
> > require valid-user
> > </Limit>
>
>Please throw away whatever documentation told you to do that. Remove the
><Limit GET POST> and </Limit> lines unless you intention is to ALLOW all
>other methods like PUT, DELETE, etc.
>
>Joshua.
>
>
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Re: Help with .htaccess paths on Windows
Posted by Joshua Slive <jo...@slive.ca>.
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Steve Lim wrote:
> Hello fellow Apache users,
>
> I just installed apache on windows and I'm trying to wrap my head around it.
> Regarding the issue of htaccess and password protection to various
> directories/folders.. I seem to be having a problem which I believe is
> related to how my path is being interpreted by apache.
>
> here is a sample of my .htaccess file.
>
> AuthType Basic
> AuthName "short description"
> AuthUserFile C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\.htpasswd
Apache pathnames must:
1. Always use forward slashes; and
2. Be surrounded in quotes if they contain spaces.
>
> <Limit GET POST>
> require valid-user
> </Limit>
Please throw away whatever documentation told you to do that. Remove the
<Limit GET POST> and </Limit> lines unless you intention is to ALLOW all
other methods like PUT, DELETE, etc.
Joshua.
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