Guest Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Because I don't have the Password Protect feature in my web hosting control panel. So I don't know how to protect the admin folder... >_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥Vger Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Do a Google search for "password protection using .htaccess" Vger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duyvuong1979 Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Do a Google search for "password protection using .htaccess" Vger Can you explain clearly for me, please Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 A simple solution is to re-name the admin directory to something else for example /myprivate_admin/ this way no one will know where your admin directory is ... if you make this change remember that you will need to edit the file /myprivate_admin/includes/configure.php :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Can you explain clearly for me, please Thanks! 1 - go to google.com in a browser.2 - type password protection using .htaccess in the search string 3 - press enter 4 - read through the resulting links to find the answer Jack Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsuess Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I have my admin directory password protected and it works just fine, but I have installed the contributions for print_invoice_from_checkout_success and Prof_Invoice&PackingSlip_v0.2. Now whenever someone places an order and clicks on the invoice button at the end of the order to view the invoice you get the dialog box to ask you for the admin username and password. Is there a way to change this so the admin username and password dialog box does not come up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roskva Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Hi. I'm completely new at this and I changed my admin folder name, but what is it I should edit in the configure file? And does that by any change have something to do with this error announcement: Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file: /customers/angelface.dk/angelface.dk/httpd.www/catalog/includes/configure.php. This is a potential security risk - please set the right user permissions on this file. A simple solution is to re-name the admin directory to something else for example /myprivate_admin/ this way no one will know where your admin directory is ... if you make this change remember that you will need to edit the file /myprivate_admin/includes/configure.php :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 The best way for password protection is using .htaccess It's easy and useful :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roskva Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 So instead of changing the name of my admin folder, I should just password protect it using .htaccess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsuess Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I have my admin directory password protected and it works just fine, but I have installed the contributions for print_invoice_from_checkout_success and Prof_Invoice&PackingSlip_v0.2. Now whenever someone places an order and clicks on the invoice button at the end of the order to view the invoice you get the dialog box to ask you for the admin username and password. Is there a way to change this so the admin username and password dialog box does not come up? Can anyone help me with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardDog Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 The best way for password protection is using .htaccess It's easy and useful :thumbsup: This is what I did, but I don't know if it worked or how to test it. I opened the .htacces file in the admin folder and read what was in it. It said to change the appache httpd.conf file and change from: <Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None </Directory> to: <Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride All </Directory> How do you test it to make sure it works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardDog Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 OK, been reading some more. Apparently I need a .htaccess and .htpasswd file. I read this file, http://help.bnsi.net/htpasswd/htpasswd.php and downloaded the htpasswd file creator from ftp://ftp.bnsi.net/pub/apache/ . The problem is that although I now get a prompt asking for the user name and password, it won't take my u-p which I made. Am I not using the .htaccess file variables correctly to find the pwd file? This is what I have in my htaccess file: AuthName "Secured site area" AuthType Basic AuthUserFile /htpasswd/.htpasswd require valid-user admin where the user file is in that folder beneath the access file. thanks for any and all help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardDog Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 OK, I figured it out, I couldn't let the folder with the htpasswd file reside in the www layout. I had to move it to the root of the apache files. I am sure there is more I am missing, but at least I finally got it working. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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