HTTP Authentication to Folder. (.htaccess /.htpasswd)

Write Following code in .htaccess file and save it into the folder which you want to
authonticate.

Change the path (In red) and enter the Folder path which you want to authenticate.

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AuthUserFile /mnt/web/guide/somewhere/somepath/.htpasswd
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthName "Somewhere.com's Secret Section"
AuthType Basic
<Limit GET POST>
require valid-user
</Limit>

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To create an .htpasswd file, login to the server via telnet(Command line) go to the directory you specified in AuthUserFile. In the example, this is /mnt/web/guide/somewhere/somepath. Then use the htpasswd program with the -c switch to create your .htpasswd in the current directory. (as per following)

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htpasswd -c .htpasswd username
Adding password for username.
New password:
password
Re-type new password:
password
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To delete users, open the .htpasswd file in a text editor and delete the appropriate lines: