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At this point our new user and password are ready. Now we need to tell Apache to request password when accessing our targeted directory. For that purpose, create file called.
Now save the file and put your setup to the test. Open your browser and enter your IP address or domain name in the web browser, for example:. If you are using shared hosting, you will most probably not have access to the Apache configuration file. This means that you will only need to generate the username and password and then select directory that you wish to protect. This significantly eases your task.
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Then restart Apache for the changes to take effect:. Ubuntu Create the restricted area Go to the directory you want to protect. For example:. Create a file called. Put the following into this file: CentOS Test the authentication To test the authentication, visit the password-protected URL in a browser.
Related Products. View packages. Two revelations solved the problem. My dns updater for No-IP was not running. Even though I cleared the browsing history and cache regularly, I didn't realize until just now, and after installing another browser for comparisons, that passwords and usernames were being held the length of the session. Once I closed the browser and reopened, and cleared the cache again, the password popup, popped up. Perhaps this will benefit someone. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.
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