Apache web server on windows, how to password protect directory
Running Windows 2003 with Apache 2.2, how do I password protect a web directory?
First, open up your httpd.conf file located in your apache\conf directory. In the directory sections, add the following
<Directory “c:/htdocs/foldername-to-secure”>
AllowOverride All
Options none
Order deny,allow
</Directory>
To create the password file, goto a dos prompt, and into the apache’s bin directory.
run the following command
htpasswd -c -b passwd.txt [...]
