You can add a .htaccess file to secure your web folder with password protection. Let’s assume the location web folder is /home/ykyuen/public_html
1. Change directory to /home/ykyuen/public_html
- cd /home/ykyuen/public_html
2. Create the password file .htpasswd using the htpasswd command
- htpasswd -c .htpasswd <username>
* Please refer to the man page for htpasswd usage
3. Create the .htaccess file
AuthName "Password Required" AuthType Basic AuthUserFile /home/ykyuen/public_html/.htpasswd require valid-user
4. Check it out thru a web browser
Done =)
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