[thelist] .htaccess
R.Livsey
R.Livsey at cache-22.co.uk
Thu May 31 20:04:24 CDT 2001
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org
> [mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Warden, Matt
> Sent: 01 June 2001 01:51
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: Re: [thelist] .htaccess
>
> > From: "R.Livsey" <R.Livsey at cache-22.co.uk>
> > Subject: [thelist] .htaccess
> >
>
> > What do I need to add to my .htaccess file to stop people
> being able
> > to read my .htpasswd file through the browser?
>
> Nothing really. Simply store your .htpasswd file below the
> site root. So, if you have:
>
> /
> /public_html/
>
> You would store your .htpasswd file somewhere in / or a
> subdirectory other than public_html.
>
> Apache won't serve the file if it's not in public_html...
> well, it shouldn't, anyway.
>
>
> hth,
>
>
> --
> mattwarden
Normaly I would do that, but this is with a host where I can only ftp
into the site root - ie I cant put any files anywhere other than the
site.
R.Livsey
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