Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 12:45:07 -0500 From: Lord Raiden <raiden23@netzero.net> To: "Marius Kirschner" <marius@agoron.com>, "'FreeBSD Questions'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: .htaccess Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20020221124336.00990f00@pop.netzero.net> In-Reply-To: <01ee01c1ba9a$61032310$5ae9b5ce@quasi1> References: <4.2.0.58.20020220204534.009cf580@pop.netzero.net>
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Well, like I said, I'm no expert at this, so that's the extent of
my knowledge. :) As to where to fix it in the httpd.conf file, I'm not
exactly sure, but I'm sure it's in there somewhere. Sorry I can't be more
help. I'm not the expert on apache around here. Just a silly admin with
too much to do. :)
At 12:41 AM 2/21/02 -0500, Marius Kirschner wrote:
>It's on the same server alright, and I've tried some of your suggestions
>but it doesn't make a difference. I think the problem is in the
>httpd.conf and I must have gone over it 20-30 times without finding
>anything obvious wrong.
>
>---Marius
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lord Raiden [mailto:raiden23@netzero.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 9:07 PM
> > To: Marius Kirschner; FreeBSD Questions
> > Subject: Re: .htaccess
> >
> > Ok, my turn to put in my 2cents and help out here. :)
> >
> > I'm no apache guru on this, but I've done my time around the
> > block. If I'm wrong, someone back me up on this. :) Ok, is the
>website
> > www.virtualweb.com exist on another server and points to the
> > www.web.com/~joedoe/secure, or is it hosted on the same machine? IF
>it's
> > on the same machine, you've got something setup in apache wrong that
>it's
> > trying to see a different .htaccess file. If it's on a different
>machine,
> > it won't see the .htaccess file at all, so your efforts are pointless.
>:)
> >
> > Now, on to the second thing. You need the reference you have
>in
> > the .htaccess file in the secure directory in your .htaccess file in
>the
> > root directory. You still need your other copy in the secure
> > directory. I've had some situations where this was the only way it
> > worked,
> > other times it worked like it should where the server looks at the
> > .htaccess file in the given directory access, but personally I've only
> > gotten the virtual web references to work if both the root web, in
>this
> > case www.web.com/joeuser/ and the /secure/ directories have the same
>info
> > in the .htaccess files.
> >
> > Another thing. Sometimes apache doesn't like direct
>pathnames,
> > but instead will only work with references like "AuthUserFile
> > www.virtualweb.com/secure/.htpasswd" Had to do that with one of my
>error
> > documents onetime. Try these ideas. And when you go hacking your
> > .htaccess, remember to make a backup so if you toast something, you
>got an
> > original to backup on. Learned that one the hard way too. :) Always
> > backup any file you plan to edit, no matter how insignificant. hehe.
> >
> > At 05:29 PM 2/20/02 -0500, Marius Kirschner wrote:
> > >I'm pulling my hair here....can't get .htaccess to work properly.
> > >
> > >If I do http://www.web.com/~joedoe/secure it WORKS
> > >
> > >But if I have a virtual web site's document root point to
> > >/usr/home/joedoe/html and do a
> > >
> > >http://www.virtualweb.com/secure it DOESN'T work!
> > >
> > >The .htaccess and .htpasswd files are in the /usr/home/joedoe/secure
> > >directory, but if I go there using the virtual domain name it
>by-passes
> > >the .htaccess file.
> > >
> > >The .htaccess looks like that:
> > >
> > >AuthUserFile /usr/home/joedoe/html/secure/.htpasswd
> > >AuthName "Private"
> > >AuthType Basic
> > >require user vippy
> > >Satisfy any
> > >
> > >Any clues? Thanks,
> > >
> > > ---Marius
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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