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  • HTAccess for Apache 2

    Posted on April 19th, 2009 david No comments

    HTAccess for Apache can be a very handy feature that allows for simple or complex access control on directories. It is build into Apache HTTP by default. In its most simplest form, when a web browser gets directed to a web page that is protected by HTAccess, the web server asks for authentication, usually a username and password. These details are then checked against the assigned privileges for that user and the web server will then serve the web page or not.

    To get this feature up and running you only need a few steps, there can be some messy bits if the default configuration file has been modified (httpd.conf) so keep and eye out for it.

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