[howto] Protect a section with HTTP authentication (.htaccess)

laptophobo · 2010-05-25 21:14:15

Joe, thanks again for the quick reply.

I checked like you advised, and the path is: $path_to_site: /home/customer555/public_html

I also tried taking the .htpasswd out of the cgi-bin directory and put it there along side of my other html files. Still no luck. And I’ve tested on a separate computer.

joebaich · 2010-05-25 21:47:42

laptophobo said

At first I used the password creator, the one you recommended at: http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/password. However, the password itself becomes encrypted. I thought that might be the problem so I created the following instead for the .htpasswd file:

userone:simplepassword

The password is encrypted by the utility; it’s designed to do that.

Put your .htpasswd file back in cgi-bin and make sure the path in .htaccess points to it.

Try adding this line to the .htpasswd file:

laptophobo:cwEiTSO0XcyDM

and then log in with laptophobo and difficultpassword.

laptophobo · 2010-05-25 23:58:48

Joe,

The login window appears to be working now. But once logged in, I’m taken to a “404 – page not found” message. I think it’s because of the folder that the .htaccess script is in. Isn’t there competition with creating a directory with the same name as a section?

joebaich · 2010-05-26 00:24:18

Hello Again,

I think it’s because of the folder that the .htaccess script is in. Isn’t there competition with creating a directory with the same name as a section?

Post #6 deals with this. It isn’t a problem.

If you are getting a 404 error, it’s some other cause and perhaps not related to the ,htaccess and .htpasswd process.

I have added these files to a site I am building and it works as intended. I will email you the detail for you to see and to restore the faith ;-). I can only reasonably leave the site like that until tomorrow morning.

Check your email in a few minutes.

laptophobo · 2010-05-26 01:52:30

Well, I’ve spent 4 days trying to include a password protection device to my Section and I know I’m close. I’ve looked at post #6 and tried the various solutions (which, frankly, was all Greek to me).

I’m sure someone out there has experienced this 404 issue and has a way of resolving it with me using the information I’ve already posted. I’m not a scripting expert and I’m a newbie to Textpattern.

You’ve been great Joe.

els · 2010-05-26 06:49:50

laptophobo, have you tried this solution?

laptophobo · 2010-05-26 14:56:12

Hi Els, glad you could help.

I’ve tried the fix your (and Joe’s) recommended and it doesn’t seem to work either. To be sure, this is what’s in my .htaccess file:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
  RewriteEngine On
  RewriteRule ^(.*) ../index.php
</IfModule>

AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /home/customer555/public_html/cgi-bin/.htpasswd 
AuthName "Only for registered users"
require valid-user

ErrorDocument 401 /home/customer555/public_html/myerror.html
ErrorDocument 403 /home/customer555/public_html/myerror.html

I then created a static htm page: myerror.html and just put some words in it that the location could not be found.

Do you think it could be a server restriction of some sort? I’m using SiteGround for hosting.

Last edited by laptophobo (2010-05-26 14:56:48)

els · 2010-05-26 17:57:57

laptophobo wrote:

and it doesn’t seem to work either.

Do you mean you can login but are still getting the 404?

laptophobo · 2010-05-26 18:51:32

Hi Els,

Yes, that’s correct. I can login but the page returns 404. I then read the thread by Wet (at: http://forum.textpattern.com/viewtopic.php?pid=91244#p91244) #13, and what he recommends was what I’ve done. He did mention a “Caveat”, which I did not understand since the attribute did not follow with anything else I’d created in the .htaccess file so far.

Wet has sent me an email and is also looking at the problem. One this riddle gets answered, I’ll post final (for dummies like me) instructions.

Cheers,

jagorny · 2011-01-21 07:33:41

Did this go anywhere? I am still stumped with 4.3.0 and the wiki provides the false solution from the first post in this thread.

laptophobo · 2011-01-21 07:39:21

I had given up on that solution.

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