Here is a question from a newbe!

I want to have a htaccess protection in my public_html folder, but can't make it work. I have read many tutorials but no one tells exactly how it works.

Here is the code i have uploaded trough FTP to the public_html folder (.htaccess):

AuthUserFile /~ACCOUNTNAME/.htpasswd
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthName "Please enter username and password"
AuthType Basic
<Limit GET POST>
order allow,deny
allow from all
require valid-user
</limit>

Then I logged on via SSH to my account. After I typed inn my username and password I typed inn the folowing code:

htpasswd -c .htpasswd username
Adding password for username.
New password:
password
Re-type new password:
password

When I try to access the public_html folder I just get the message that I have typed a wrong password.

Please help!!

One other thing! The tutorials say that if I want to delete usernames/passwords then I have to download the .htpasswd file. HOW!!!! There is no trace of those files in the FTP.

Thanks

About there being no trace... see this thread: http://sitepointforums.com/showthrea...threadid=26706

a built in feature of Linux/Unix is making files beginning with a "." hidden. The thread Ted gave gives some explanation on this.

SKetch

Great! I got that password thing working

But I still can't download those files. I cant even find the .htaccess file (in the public_html folder)!! I am using SSH.

How do I download files using SSH??

Thanks

To view all files (including hidden ones) type ls -a at the shell prompt. Then you can access those files.

Well, the .htaccess is not there! Not even in the folders.