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Protect your subdirectory with .htaccess
- With a text editor such as NotePad or SimpleText, create a new
file called .htaccess. Copy the code from the appropriate example
in the options section. Paste the code into the .htaccess file.
If necessary, modify the code according to the instructions in
the options section. Save the file with this name:
.htaccess
The name must begin with a . (period) and it must be in all lowercase
letters. Do not use Microsoft Word format (the .doc extension)
to create this file. If you use a word processor, such as MS Word,
to create this file, you must save it as Text or Text-only. If
you do not, the file will not operate correctly.
The .htaccess file contains the information about who is allowed
into the directory, and therefore you can view the files in
that directory. The controls specified in an .htaccess file
apply to all the documents in that directory and the subdirectories
within it.
- Upload the .htaccess file
to the subdirectory you created for protected files.
- Put the files you want to protect in the subdirectory you created
for protected files.
- Link to those documents wherever appropriate in your Web page.
Mark the link as restricted access.
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