> >> That you got a server error is good.> > > Here are the last two log file entries for that httpd request:> > you want to look in the *error* log if you look for errors!> > > > I could not access the site,> > which means exactly what? ;-) > > > > OK, starting from scratch this morning, > > here is the .htaccess file I am using which is inside of the > > /home/LinuxAccountName/www directory: > > > > > > <Directory "/home/LinuxAccountName/www">Options NoneAuthName "UserNameIUsedToCreatePasswordWith"AuthType BasicAuthUserFile /home/LinuxAccountName/.htpasswdRequire valid-user</Directory> > > www above refers to the root or web directory - the lowest or first or base > > directory that is web accessable. > > And, this is the error I am getting from my httpd error log for this domain: > > > > [Sun Apr 20 07:47:40 2008] [alert] [client 75.46.110.14] /home/LinuxAccountName/.htaccess: <Directory not allowed here > > Remove the <Directory> tag.. a .htaccess file is placed inside a > <Directory> tag for the folder it is in automatically.. > > Consequentially, your .htaccess looks like this to apache: > <Directory /home/user/www> > <Directory /home/user/www> > ... > </Directory> > </Directory> Thanks, OK I removed the directory tag & got a different error, now the contents of .htaccess file is this: Options None AuthName "UserNameCreatedFor.htpasswd" AuthType Basic AuthUserFile /home/user/.htpasswd Require valid-user Error log for my request is here: [Sun Apr 20 19:57:05 2008] [alert] [client 12.34.567.89] /home/user/www/.htaccess: Options not allowed here And error I got in web browser is here: Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. _________________________________________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_042008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080420/67e4d8e8/attachment-0005.html>