[CentOS] creating a htpasswd file for certain urls
Jerry McAllister
jerrymc at msu.edu
Fri Mar 18 16:02:41 UTC 2011
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 08:25:24AM -0700, Jason Slack-Moehrle wrote:
>
> >I am in a kind of fix , i got a website ( beta.somesite.com ) .. that
> >need to be password protected , however there are two URLs that
> >should be allowed to all with out password access. Ona cent os box 5.5
> >i am running apache .
> >
> >the entire site needs passwd protection except for the Below Urls .
> >
> >http://beta.somesite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/large_1990782-e1299229
> >617964.jpg
> >
> >http://beta.somesite.com/?cat=592&feed=rss2
>
> With my limited knowledge could a ReWrite rule work here?
>
> Maybe if these 2 URL's are requested, ReWrite to a URL that isn't password
> protected that can get you to the same place these 2 could?
>
> Anything else, Rewrite to a URL that is password protected that could get
> you to a central point?
I don't think it needs to be so tricky. Just put the stuff that
no password is required outside of the directory tree of the stuff
that does have a password requirement.
You may need an additional link to make it easy for your viewers
to find it.
Something like this directory tree:
_Doc Root_
/ \
/ \
/ \
htpasswd in here-> _password required_ _no password required_
| |
_other pw required stuff_ _other no pw required stuff
You don't have to have your whole Document_Root tree password controlled.
Just decide what needs to go in where.
////jerry
>
> I am just thinking out loud conceptually. Maybe others could shed some
> light as well.
>
> -Jason
>
>
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