htaccess on Windows 2000

Anon

I have Apache 1.3.22 on Windows 2000. I am not using it as a web server, just for development purposes, but people within my local area network would be able to load up my served pages. I want to be able to password protect some directories, but I can't seem to get the .htaccess file to work. Can anyone who has done this give me some pointers?

Thanks!

Anon

Hello,

Go to apache.org and get some info on <directory> for your httpd.conf... I know I added a <directory> to that file then poof. it was prompting for a password.

Also look at /bin dir for htpasswd...

this should help a bit.

obz

Anon

In the "httpd.conf" the setting was: "AllowOverride None"
And needed to be: "AllowOverride All"

Also, in the ".htaccess" file, even though my server root is "C:/www" the setting for the .htpasswd needed to look like this: "AuthUserFile /www/.htpasswd". I had it set as just "AuthUserFile .htpasswd" orginally.

Fixing these two issues resolved my problem. Thanks for the tip obz!

Anon

thnx, edvard, now mine is working too 🙂

Anon

Edward, You're the man!

Anon

Well, I've done like you say, but I don't get it to work. What is wrong?

AuthUserFile /pf/phpmyadmin/.htpasswd
AuthName "Login - Sven David`s Site"
AuthType Basic
require valid-user

Same setup as you

Anon

Ok ok, I got it! thanks for the help!
but but, I can't log in. Any example of a valid password file? I used one encryptet for Unix, but didn't work. It didn't work with plan text either.
WHat's wrong?

user:pass does this not work?

Anon

You need to use the htpasswd.exe included in the apache/bin/ directory. You'll need to get to a command prompt, change to the apache bin directory, and follow the steps in this tutorial (only you'll need to set up the file permissions as per your windows machine):
http://www.colostate.edu/~ric/htpass.html

Anon

Es gibt 2 Stellen in der httpd.conf die geaendert werden sollten auf
allowoverride all nicht nur die wo directory / steht sondern auch die weiter unten 😉

Anon

I have the same problem that I can get the login screen up, but all accounts I created were "incorrect Password or userID"
Also...how do you create a ".htaccess" or .anything for that matter?? You need a file name...I am assuming xxxx.htaccess but that doesnt work.... Im thinking this could be the sourc eof my problem.

Anon

This solution didnt wok for me in windows 2000, apache server when my .htacess was:

AuthType Basic
AuthName "By Invitation Only"
AuthUserFile /WWW/.htpasswd
Require username

However, it worked when I did the following:
AuthType Basic
AuthName "By Invitation Only"
AuthUserFile c:/WWW/.htpasswd

<Limit GET>
require valid-user
</Limit>

[As Savage has suggested, In he "httpd.conf" the setting: "AllowOverride None"
to be changed to : "AllowOverride All"

to make this work]

thanks to all

sajijacob

sorry!

I enclosed "require valid-user" with "Limit".. "/Limit" tags (it seems tags is not coming visible)

so, please read:

<Limit GET>
require valid-user
</Limit>

instead of:

"require valid-user" in prev. link.

Anon

This site may help...it contains detailed instructions to get HTACCESS working on Windows with Apache..

http://erudition.com/htaccess.htm#quickwindows

Anon

Create the file with notepad, etc and save as x.htaccess. Then you can save as .htaccess if you rename the file with dos prompt.

C:...> rename x.htaccess .htaccess

Anon

I can not get my .htaccess file to work.... is there a detailed step by step way to get this done? -Dave

Anon

THANK YOU, YOU AND THE AUTHOR OF THAT ARE GOD! lol, maybe not...

Anon

oh man.. how can u say such a lie.
the address below is crap..

http://erudition.com/htaccess.htm#quickwindows