htaccess

[NTLDR]

Place the file within the directory you want protected, most likly your Admin directory.

[refertech]

But if I wanted to password protect the entire board and allow the users on my board to use there user/pass to get in then I would place it in the main board directory?

[madhouse]

place it in the forum directory....

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by refertech
But if I wanted to password protect the entire board and allow the users on my board to use there user/pass to get in then I would place it in the main board directory?

This is pretty pointless and users will have to login twice with the same password. Also starting a new browser session will mean they have to login again for no reason.

[Erwin]

I agree with NTLDR. It only makes sense if it's a separate password.

[refertech]

So there is not added protect using the htaccess over the normal board login?

Mark

[Erwin]

???

You add a SECOND username and password, not the same one. Otherwise, it's a redundant extra step.

[madhouse]

Erwin and NTLDR are right that it is senceless that you have your members login twice, but I was primarly looking for something like this for my download section.. not the entire board.

If anyone can help me with that part would be great, I know that there is a beta pafiledb hack being worked on but its not exactly what I was looking for even though pafiledb is what I am using.

[Flashfunk]

Okay, getting back to this nasty 500 error. mod_auth_mysql IS compiled into apache and loaded (at least phpinfo said so).

I don't really understand why i get a 500, everything seems correct, mysqlserver, database, dbusername, dbpassword. Any tips? I've also tried several htaccess-Setup-Tips, ie from the programmers page. After setting "AuthSQLAuthoritative On", I get the 500 again.

I should say that the server is using Apache 1.3.26 with php 4.1.0, using on a plesk system on Linux 2.4.2-2. So I am not really sure which mod_auth_mysql is excactly being used. I noticed some mod_mysql_auth modules and also a patched version. As I don't suppose to find out (as a normal user) which version is currently compiled into Apache, I'm out of ideas. (And: yes I am aware of the different ways how to handle mod_auth_mysql w. patch, mod_auth_mysql wo. patch, mod_mysql_auth - didn't change)

Flashfunk

// edit: Sorry for pushing such an antique thread.

[filburt1]

You can use my .htaccess generator at http://www.webdesignforums.net/?styleid=3 (click "hide/show" for Web Design Tools). It just constructs the .htaccess and .htpasswd files for you, although it doesn't integrate with vB's db or any other db.