Re: newbie question about .htaccess

From one newbie to another, I had this problem as well and had to change
permissions on the .htpasswd file.
"James Dearnley" <jamesd@grantfinder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1057055232.256123@azores.network-i.net...
> I have a private website folder which I would like to password protect so
I
> have followed the instructions on the Apache website and some other sites
to
> write an .htaccess file. This results in a pop up box which asks for the
> username and password. The problem is that on entering the details (which
> are in the .htpasswd file) the same pop up box appears again and again,
only
> after selecting cancel does the page come up saying authorisation
required,
> etc. This seems to be the case whether or not correct details are entered.
>
> My httpd.conf file has in it for that directory :
> AllowOverride AuthConfig
> The .htaccess file contains:
>
> AuthUserFile {directory}.htpasswd
> AuthName "Restricted files"
> AuthType Basic
> <Limit GET>
> require valid-user
> </Limit>
>
> Can anyone explain the problem?
> Thanks in advance,
> James
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