[wplug] .htaccess and directory exception

[Brian A. Seklecki]

Just two ideas, I havn't validated either:

.htaccess is essentially an apache config snippet, so put a "more
discrete" <directory> container for the sub-dir into httpd.conf and
perhaps that will take "precedence" by being evaluated prior?

Another idea is a mod_rewite or Redirect statement for that subdir to
another (/other/open), and you can even make that a hard link in the
underlying file system?

~BASs

On Tue, 2005-12-27 at 22:08, Russ Schneider wrote:
> I have a .htaccess file in my Document Root that password protects the 
> entire directory tree underneath it.  It looks like this:
> 
> AuthUserFile /www/htdocs/.htpasswd
> AuthType Basic
> AuthName "Site Under Development"
> 
> <LIMIT GET POST>
> require valid-user
> </LIMIT>
> 
> 
> Works just fine, but I'd like one of the directories underneath where this 
> file is to not be covered by the file.
> 
> I.e. in /www/htdocs/open I'd like all files in that directory and that 
> directory alone to be able to be viewed without authentication.
> 
> How do I do this?  Everything I read and try seems to give me 500 errors.
>