step one – create the .htaccess file:
AuthUserFile /var/www/public_html/blah/blah/.htpasswd
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthName “My Private Directory”
AuthType Basic
<Limit GET POST>
require valid-user
</Limit>
notice the AuthUserFile location – it can be anywhere you want!
step two: create the .htpasswd file and add one line:
(be sure the location matches the specified location above in AuthUserFile (run phpinfo() to determine file location)test:yj.MaEHK5×6iY
easy way to create an .htpasswd entry:
http://www.htaccesstools.com/htpasswd-generator/
important possible way to call the page: (2009-12-07)
http://USERNAME:password@www.ThisDomain.com/mySecretArea/
