mod_auth_mysql Authentication question

Hello,

I have apache with the mod_auth_mysql installed and I use that to check members in a database to authenticate.

My question is, how do I disable authentication in certain directories? For example, if a user goes to:

the server will ask for a name and password. But if a user goes to:

the server lets anyone in. Is this even possible to only protect some directories and not others?

Any help will be greatly appreciated 🙂

Thanks,

~Justin