Subject: Re: Apache on YDL question
From: Trevor J. Mahan (tjmahan@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Feb 04 2002 - 15:46:01 MST
Ken
That's a cool idea! Thanks:) I'm still such a newbie, and this list is
great for pushing me forward.
Trev
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Schweigert" <ken@byte-productions.com>
To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: Apache on YDL question
> Trevor,
>
> Another option would be to put a .htaccess file in your dev directory
and
> require a password to view contents. You use htpasswd to create the
> password file and .htaccess to control access to it's directory.
>
> Switch to your apache root directory and create a new file and user:
> [root@byte-8 apache]# ./bin/htpasswd -c conf/.htpasswd someuser
>
> This will create a file .htpasswd in the same directory as your
httpd.conf
> file. You can create this file anywhere, but for me, it's logical to
put
> it with all my other config files.
>
> Next use vi to create the file .htaccess in the root of your dev
directory:
> [root@byte-8 dev]# pwd
> /usr/local/apache/htdocs/dev
> [root@byte-8 dev]# vi .htaccess
>
> And add something like this to it:
> AuthName "Gris Gris Designs Developers Only!"
> AuthType Basic
> AuthUserFile /usr/local/apache/conf/.htpasswd
> require user someuser
>
> Change the AuthName to whatever you'd like to show in the password
prompt
> "dialog box."
>
> Assuming your httpd.conf file has "AccessFileName .htaccess" somewhere
in
> it, the next request for this directory will prompt for the password
you
> set when you created the user.
>
> Hope this helps.
> --
> -Ken Schweigert, Aspiring Network Administrator
> Byte Productions, LLC
> http://www.byte-productions.com
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 03, 2002 at 03:57:39PM -0700, Trevor J. Mahan wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > Well, my dual 7600 project is coming along quite nicely. I've set
up
> > Apache for the first time to run a small webserver here at my
business.
> > I'm fairly new to this, and I have a question about robots.txt or
its
> > equivalent.
> >
> > How do I use robots.txt keeps the spiders out of a site? I have
> > development files up that I don't want
> > indexed or seen just yet. I'ts a trickly URL that you couldn't find
by
> > accident, probably, but I don't want it indexed for another few
weeks
> > yet.
> >
> > Any ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks:)
> >
> > Trevor J. Mahan
> > Gris Gris Designs
> >
> >
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