2.7.1.1.5. Restrict access to files and directories with username and password

Important points:

  • Access restriction directives should be placed in the .htaccess file located in the protected directory.
  • If you plan to use .htaccess to configure access to static files and HTML pages, remove their file extensions from the list of static files.
  • Alternatively, you can set a password using the file manager.

Restrict access to directory

require valid-user
Authname "Basic Auth"
Authtype Basic
AuthUserFile "/home/account_name/.htpasswd"

The .htpasswd password file is a simple text file with the following structure: 

user1:password
user2:password

Where userX — user's login, password — their encrypted password.

It is recommended that you place this file in a directory that is not accessible via a browser (outside the site directory).

You can generate passwords here. You can encrypt the generated passwords here.

Access to specific file only

require valid-user 
Authname "Protected" 
Authtype Basic 
AuthUserFile "/home/account_name/.htpasswd"
<Files page.php>
allow from all 
satisfy any
</Files>

Where page.php is the file that must be accessible in a restricted directory.

Access only to files with specific file extension

require valid-user 
Authname "Protected" 
Authtype Basic 
AuthUserFile "/home/yourlogin/.htpasswd"
<Files *.cfg>
allow from all 
satisfy any
</Files>

Where .cfg is the file extension for files that will be accessible in the restricted directory.

Access only to files with specific set of extensions

require valid-user 
Authname "Protected" 
Authtype Basic 
AuthUserFile "/home/yourlogin/.htpasswd"
<FilesMatch ".(gif|bmp|tiff|swf|flv)$">
allow from all 
satisfy any
</FilesMatch>

Where gif, bmp, tiff, swf, flv are the file extensions that will be accessible in the restricted directory.

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