Enabling HTTP Authentication in Apache

Keywords: HTTP, Apache, PHP, MySQL, htpasswd, Webserver, Authentication

Though it is a simple authentication, but we can somehow restrict unauthorized access.

Sounds good??? It should...

Catch the following steps to get this done.

Pre-Requisites:

1. Apache Webserver
2. htpasswd (password generator)

Steps:

1. Create a username/password file using htpasswd

# htpasswd -c password_filename user_name
New password:******
Re-type new password:******

2. Create a ".htaccess" in your www/root folder with the following contents

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Apache Admin Guide Authors"
AuthUserFile "/opt/lampp/bin/password_filename"
Require user user_name

3. Now try accessing to your webpage.

Ex: http://localhost/pagename.html

Need more info??? Here you go --> How to Auth?

All the Best !!!!!

Keywords: HTTP, Apache, PHP, MySQL, htpasswd, Webserver, Authentication

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