There are two steps to protecting a folder with a .htaccess file.<\/p>\n
Using Notepad (or another text editor), create a file called .htaccess<\/strong> (please note the period). Enter the following text in the file:<\/p>\n Replace [HOME PATH] with your Zenutech account’s home folder path. To find your Zenutech account’s home folder path, login to the Zenutech Control Panel and on the main page look for ‘Home Path’ under the ‘Web Development’ box. If you are already logged into the Zenutech Control Panel and want to access the main page, click ‘Zenutech Control Panel’ icon in top left corner. Replace [FOLDER] with the name of the folder you are protecting. For example, if you want to protect www.demo123.com\/members, then [FOLDER] should be changed to ‘members’. If you want to protect a subfolder, such as www.demo123.com\/members\/subfolder7 , then [FOLDER] should be named ‘subfolder7’.<\/p>\n Save this .htaccess file; it must be called ‘.htaccess’ with no file extension after the name. Then upload the file into the folder you want to protect<\/b>. Now when you visit that folder, you will be asked for a username. There still isn’t one setup, though, so keep reading!<\/p>\n Begin by creating a file with the same name as the [FOLDER] from above that you want protected. This file will hold the usernames and passwords that have access to the folder.<\/p>\n\n
\r\nAuthUserFile [HOME PATH]htpasswd\/[FOLDER]\r\nAuthName \"Please enter your username and password\"\r\nAuthType Basic\r\n\r\nrequire valid-user\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nThe [HOME PATH] should look something like \/home\/youruser\/<\/strong> and the entire ‘AuthUserFile’ filepath should look something like \/home\/youruser\/htpasswd\/folder_to_protect_as_filename<\/strong>
\nYou will need to create the htpasswd\/ folder as mentioned below in this article.<\/p>\nStep 2:<\/h2>\n