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Use Of .htpasswd File


reNkai

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Hi I have a website which I want to test restricting access with an .htpasswd file. The setup seems simple enough - just create the file, use a password generator to populate the contents of the htpasswd file, then set up your htaccess file and you're good to go. I've done everything correct (I think), but I get 'Internal Server Error 500' on my site when I try it out. I'm thinking possibly the path to the .htpasswd is not correct?

 

What I have in .htaccess is:

 

AuthUserFile /xyz/.htpasswd

AuthType Basic

AuthName "Login Details"

Require valid-user

 

The directory /xyz is in the /public_html folder. Would this path be correct? Or is there another path I should use here? Thanks for any help.

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