Topic: Newbie: How to make .htaccess work in virtual sites

[polarair]

Hi, I have tried everything to ge the .htaccess files to work in 6.5rc2  
I have placed a correct .htaccess file in the directory i want to protect.
example to protect: /home/e-smith/files/ibays/website/html/protect
(Where protect is the directory)
then I placed a .htpassword file in a diferent directory.
/home/e-smith/files/ibays/website
Thus outside the webarea

But it does nothing to protect.
Here is the .htaccess file
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Verboden Toegang!"
AuthUserFile /home/e-smith/files/ibays/website/.htpasswd
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
<Limit GET>
require valid-user
</Limit>
Any help i getting crazy....

Thanks
Mike

[raem]

polarair

http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/rmitchell/smeserver/howto/htaccess%20configuration%20with%20custom%20templates%20HOWTO%20for%20sme%20server.htm

[polarair]

polarair

http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/rmitchell/smeserver/howto/htaccess%20configuration%20with%20custom%20templates%20HOWTO%20for%20sme%20server.htm

Thanks it works!!!!