My .htaccess is being ignored!

Running: Apache 2.0.49 & PHP 4.3.7
On: Windows XP Professional (SP1a)

I am trying to password-protect a directory on my local web server.
When I type in http://localhost/<folder> (which contains an .htaccess
file), the index page is being displayed, as if the htaccess file is
being ignored.

I have read the Apache documentation and have configured my httpd.conf
file as it should be, in-order to get htaccess to work.

Help and suggestions would be greatly appriciated.

DaveR wrote:

> When I type in http://localhost/<folder> (which contains an .htaccess
> file), the index page is being displayed, as if the htaccess file is
> being ignored.

<URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#htaccess-work>

Thor

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Thor Kottelin <thor@anta.net> wrote in message news:<40D5308A.8E9D28E@anta.net>...
> DaveR wrote:
>
> > When I type in http://localhost/<folder> (which contains an .htaccess
> > file), the index page is being displayed, as if the htaccess file is
> > being ignored.
>
> <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#htaccess-work>
>
> Thor

Tried that already. I even have...

<Directory "C:/Program Files/WWWRoot/*">
Options All
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

....in my config. With or without the /* it still doesn't work! Error
log file isn't even reporting an error.

Try AllowOverride AuthConfig Limit. And I presume u restart the server after
u make changes to conf file?

R

"DaveR" <dave@scriptnet.net> wrote in message
news:39d7f54d.0406200253.3043181b@posting.google.c om...
> Thor Kottelin <thor@anta.net> wrote in message
news:<40D5308A.8E9D28E@anta.net>...
> > DaveR wrote:
> >
> > > When I type in http://localhost/<folder> (which contains an .htaccess
> > > file), the index page is being displayed, as if the htaccess file is
> > > being ignored.
> >
> > <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#htaccess-work>
> >
> > Thor
>
> Tried that already. I even have...
>
> <Directory "C:/Program Files/WWWRoot/*">
> Options All
> AllowOverride All
> Order allow,deny
> Allow from all
> </Directory>
>
> ...in my config. With or without the /* it still doesn't work! Error
> log file isn't even reporting an error.

Still doesn't work!!

Have I encountered a bug or something, because I have followed
everyone's suggestion and always restarted the service, but it still
doesn't work!!



"Robin Strahan" <noprobsucd@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<newscache$mcjozh$q85$1@weblab.ucd.ie>...
> Try AllowOverride AuthConfig Limit. And I presume u restart the server after
> u make changes to conf file?
>
> R
>
> "DaveR" <dave@scriptnet.net> wrote in message
> news:39d7f54d.0406200253.3043181b@posting.google.c om...
> > Thor Kottelin <thor@anta.net> wrote in message
> news:<40D5308A.8E9D28E@anta.net>...
> > > DaveR wrote:
> > >
> > > > When I type in http://localhost/<folder> (which contains an .htaccess
> > > > file), the index page is being displayed, as if the htaccess file is
> > > > being ignored.
> > >
> > > <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#htaccess-work>
> > >
> > > Thor
> >
> > Tried that already. I even have...
> >
> > <Directory "C:/Program Files/WWWRoot/*">
> > Options All
> > AllowOverride All
> > Order allow,deny
> > Allow from all
> > </Directory>
> >
> > ...in my config. With or without the /* it still doesn't work! Error
> > log file isn't even reporting an error.