How to Password protect directories on apache and linux
In this tutorial, we will learn how to password protect directories on apache and linux using the ".htaccess" file. Password protection of a web directory can be a useful way to manage web content on a web server. Allows you to restrict access to files located in a directory based on a username and password. You can use ".htaccess" to protect folders in your account with an encrypted password. All files and subfolders within a folder protected by .htaccess will also be protected.
Use any text editor according to your choice to create a file ".htaccess" or simply use the command "touch" to create it within the directory to protect:
To do this, you can also choose the text editor you like. In my case I will use "nano" and add the necessary lines to protect the directory:
