Apache basic authentication
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Jump to navigationJump to searchFirst you have to decide if you are creating a new password file or adding a user to an existing password file. In these examples the user is name "staff".
Add a user to an existing .htpasswd file:
htpasswd /var/www/htdocs/restricted_dir/.htpasswd staff
Create a new .htpasswd file (note the -c option):
htpasswd -c /var/www/htdocs/restricted_dir/.htpasswd staff
Create a .htaccess file:
AuthType Basic AuthName "Restricted Area" AuthUserFile /var/www/htdocs/restricted_dir/.htpasswd Require valid-user