.htaccess/htpasswd still not working

[ozstar]

Thanks.. I checked and I had changed it back to where it was pointed to..

 

catalog/admin

 

both .htxxx files

 

In catalog/admin/.htaccess..

 

AuthType Basic

AuthUserFile /home/MyID/leagueandlegends-www/catalog/admin/.htpasswd

AuthName "Leagues Shop Security"

require valid-user

 

In same directory .htpasswd file with 1 line ID xxxx:xxxxx Pwd.

 

The login panel keeps coming back asking for input again and again.

 

What could be going on?

 

.htaccess, does work on the server as I use it okay in /catalog/ for the default.php, index etc.

 

 

Thanks

[Christian Lescuyer]

Most usually:

- the path is wrong, or

- the password is wrong

 

Also, there's no need to put the .htpasswd file in the same directory. Actually, it would be better if you could put it outside the site directories.

[ozstar]

Thank you.

 

I have moved it outside into what is my root of my shared server but I am not sure how to write the path to it.

 

This is in my lowest 'root' dir..

 

/leagueandlegends-mail

/leagueandlegends-logs

/leagueandlegends-secure

/leagueandlegends-www

/www/

 

The .htpasswd file is in this same lowest dir which I uploaded it to in ascii.

 

The .htaccess file is in /catalog/admin/

 

It has the following path it.

 

AuthType Basic

AuthUserFile /league/leagueandlegends-www/catalog/admin/.htpasswd

AuthName "Leagues Shop Security"

require valid-user

 

I know it is incorrect as the file is not in admin. But how then do I write the path to the dir where it is?

 

BTW. All my files are duplicated in secure, -www and www dirs

 

Thanks icon_cry.gif

[Christian Lescuyer]

But how then do I write the path to the dir where it is?

It is the absolute path for the filesystem, not the Apache server. It usually looks like /var/www/vhosts/domain.com/html... or /home/login/....

 

You generally can get a good idea with phpinfo(). Look at the SCRIPT_FILENAME variable.