Mervyn Jack wrote: > > I had some similar problem and although I can't remember exactly what was, > but it > was something to do with the order of the commands. It had me fooled for a > while. > > Here's an example of a .htaccess file that works. > This one also allows access to a certain subnet of IP's without having to > enter a > password. > (replace xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with relavent IP's) > > Deny from all > AuthName "Staff only" > Allow from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/27 > AuthType Basic > AuthUserFile /etc/staffonly > Require valid-user > Satisfy any > Continuing on the theme of "ones that work":
AuthType Basic AuthName OurStuff AuthUserFile OurStuff require valid-user Note that the absolute path on AuthUserFile is not required; apache seems to know to look for it in /etc/apache. Also, is your AuthUserFile readable by www-data?
