protcting admin with password

[babakm5]

Hi,

 

how can I protect my administration area(www.mydomain.com/admin) by putting a password for it?

how and where can I do that?

 

thanks

[Andrew Yuen]

Please read my blog:

http://blogs.oscommerce.com/2006/08/25/com...s-on-the-forum/

[babakm5]

Please read my blog:

http://blogs.oscommerce.com/2006/08/25/com...s-on-the-forum/

 

Hi Andrew;

thank you very much for the info and guidance! :rolleyes:

but I'm not that soficticated in programming! :(

I was wondering if you could do me a big favor and either walk me through it step by step or just do the necessary modifications for me? :blush:

 

I would really appreciate it

 

thank you

[pedromau]

Would be great...

I'm not following you neither :(

 

Editing the .htaccess file... where is the user and pass defined?!

[Yrewol]

Hi,

 

how can I protect my administration area(www.mydomain.com/admin) by putting a password for it?

how and where can I do that?

 

thanks

 

What i got out of that was an expanation of the functions of an .htaccess file. Nothing on what to do to password protect the admin file. How is it done?

[♥Vger]

Simplest solution is - go to your web hosting control panel (provided by your hosting company and nothing to do with the osCommerce admin panel) and locate the Password or Directory Protection link. Use that to Password Protect the 'admin' folder for you. There's no need to write .htaccess files when most web hosting control panels provide this feature which will automate the password protection for you.

 

Vger

[babakm5]

Simplest solution is - go to your web hosting control panel (provided by your hosting company and nothing to do with the osCommerce admin panel) and locate the Password or Directory Protection link. Use that to Password Protect the 'admin' folder for you. There's no need to write .htaccess files when most web hosting control panels provide this feature which will automate the password protection for you.

 

Vger

 

 

Hi,

 

thank you for responding!

I really appreciate your help!

anyway, I'm sending you the page that shows what needs to be done as putting password on my admin area!

I would really appreciate if you or anyone with the knowledge can help me with this and let me know:

1) if its the right procedure

2) how I need to feel it out

 

Password Protection on /domains/mydomain.com/public_html/admin

Protected Directory Prompt: eg: Member's Area

Set/Update User: (Not required)

and Password:

Re-Enter Password:

Protection Enabled:

[bill110]

This thread with links will help

http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?sho...=219137&hl=

[babakm5]

This thread with links will help

http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?sho...=219137&hl=

 

Hi,

thank you for your post!

anyway, I think my hosting company offers password protection! all I need to know is; how to fill it out?

I need to know what to put on the X area and mainly my question is about the first line "password directory prompt: XXXXX ?

Password Protection on /domains/mydomain.com/public_html/admin

Protected Directory Prompt: XXXXX eg: Member's Area

Set/Update User: XXXXX(Not required)

and Password: XXXXX

Re-Enter Password: XXXXX

Protection Enabled: X