Posted on January 23, 2014 at 4:21 pm
Enable mod_auth module in Lighttpd (/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf) config file:
server.modules = (
[...]
"mod_auth",
) |
Inside the vhost config file write this:
auth.backend = "htpasswd"
auth.backend.htpasswd.userfile = "/path/to/file/.htpasswd"
auth.require = ( "/folder-to-protect/" =>
(
"method" => "basic",
"realm" => "Please enter your Password.",
"require" => "valid-user"
),
) |
Make sure the file .htpasswd exists, it contains the username and password, ex:
username:dGRkPurkuWmW2 |
To generate the encrypted password, use Htpasswd Password Generator.
Now restart Lighttpd service:
/etc/init.d/lighttpd restart |
If you type in the web browser the address:
http://www.yourwebsite.com/folder-to-protect/ |
You will need to enter the username and password.
That’s all!
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