SUPPORT : PASSWORDS : MAKE A PASSWORD

Make sure that you have a file named ".htaccess" in the folder to be protected. Here is what an ".htaccess" file should look like:

There's really only one important rule to remember when using .htaccess files: The password file that the .htaccess file uses cannot be in the same directory nor a directory beneath the protected directory.

Please fill in the usernames/passwords you'd like for your secure directory, and press the submit button. Copy the text that it gives you back to the file that your ".htaccess" file points to (/usr/local/web/your-password-directory/your-password-file).

Make sure to hit the 'return' key after you copy the text.

Here is a sample .htaccess file and password file in use by Sine Wave:

the password file (password.file) it points to:

Now try to access our test area with username "sinewave" and password "customer" (without the quote marks).

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