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Important
Note: Do not edit the .htaccess file if you
are using MS Frontpage! Frontpage uses the
.htaccess file, and editing it may cause errors
in your configuration.
The .htaccess file can be placed
in one or more of your /home/$user/$domain-www
subdirectories. Among other things, this file can
be used to restrict access to other files and web
pages.
When a request for a web page is
made, the web server first checks for an .htaccess
file. The server begins this check by looking for
.htaccess in the root of the current web directory,
and on down the directory tree until it reaches
the directory where the requested file resides.
Since the placement of the .htaccess file determines
when it is executed, this fact can be used to restrict
access only in certain subdirectories.
Functions Restrict access to directories
using passwords.
Redirect hits onto another webpage.
Control and set the messages generated
for various error conditions.
Edit Mime-types.
Activate and deactivate various
server features.
To create an .htaccess file, make
a text file as described below, name it .htaccess
and upload it.
Except for the first feature, described
below, the following features will only work for
a .htaccess file placed in /home/$user/$domain-www.
Add all features you want to the same file.
The directory you want protected
must have a .htaccess file in it that looks like
the following (do not put the comments in the actual
.htaccess file [comments begin with #]):
AuthUserFile /home/$user/.passwd
AuthGroupFile /home/$user/.group AuthName "Protected
Space"
AuthType Basic require group $users
#users, is the group of users that you give access
to #require user $user #if there is only one user
in the group, you can substitute this line; remove
the #.
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