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 user1 ihatepasswords

the -c creates a new file, -b uses the password from the command line instead of prompting for it.
Now create a .htaccess file in the directory that needs to be secure with the following code.

AuthUserFile “C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/bin/passwd.txt”
AuthName “SECURE CONTENT REACHED”
AuthType Basic
<Limit GET POST>
require valid-user
</Limit>

Restart apache and you will be all set.

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