.htaccess file help

[conundrum]

i didnt know where to post this, since it has to do with the internet ill post it here.

i want to set up a .htaccess file for apache so it will let me have a password on certian directorys. i have it so a password promt will pop up. but i cant get it to recognize the password file.

here is what the files look like

.htaccess file

AuthType Basic

AuthName "Protected area"

AuthGroupFile /dev/null

AuthUserFile .htpasswd

.htpasswd file

test:q8zrSvCjqWl8w

and they are in the same directory

thanks for the help

Conundrum

[MxxCon]

try adding this to your .htaccess file

require user test

[Vinh]

The webpage geeks will help ya with this one.

[Thread Moved to Web Programming]

[L3onheart]

Originally posted by Vinh

The webpage geeks will help ya with this one.

I resent that one Vinh!!! How many times I've told you that it's not geeks. It's internet languages professionals :D

[skooter]

ahem...

http://vinh.<< spam >>

Vinh has a Spash page...:alien:

[Keldyn]

I thought it should go something like this..... :ermm:

AuthUserFile /home/mydomain/.htpasswd

AuthGroupFile /dev/null

AuthName ByPassword

AuthType Basic

require user "yourname"

Anywho.... you can also try >> HERE << . There is a neat tutorial for this kind of thing.

[Vinh]

Originally posted by Born2kill

I resent that one Vinh!!! How many times I've told you that it's not geeks. It's internet languages professionals :D

hehe :lick:

Originally posted by skooter

ahem...

http://vinh.<< spam >>

Vinh has a Spash page...:alien:

Yeah.... :cheeky:

[conundrum]

ya i got it to work. it was a problem with the encryption of the pass.. There is none