Just barely installed..

[adornitdigital]

We just barely installed osCommerce and the administrative folder is completely open. Does anyone know how to protect that directory with a password?

[nimz]

if you used the latest version available for download it would have the admin section protection included.

you should use .htaccess file to protect it.

easiest way of doing it would be using your hosts control panel to password protect directories in this case admin.

it will ask for a username and password and then pass protects the directory.

if you don't have access to such option in control panel then you need to modify .htaccess file in your admin folder manually which isn't hard either.

just google .htaccess password protect directory for a lots of tutorials on how to do it.

[adornitdigital]

okay thanks! i went with modifying the .htaccess file.

 

if i upload the .htaccess file in the main directory the entire site is password protected but it works. but when i move the .htaccess to the folder i want protected it doesn't work at all.... why is that happening?? :(

[nimz]

copy/paste your .htaccess contents here.

 

also if you have access to cpanel it would be easier to use the "password protect directories" option.

[adornitdigital]

AuthName "Restricted Area"

AuthType Basic

AuthUserFile /home/html/.htpasswd

AuthGroupFile /dev/null

require valid-user

[adornitdigital]

so any ideas for why its not working for a certain folder?

[nimz]

AuthUserFile /home/html/.htpasswd

 

this should be the full address to the htpasswd that you have created.

 

here's a tool you can use

 

http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/password/