How did you create your site?

If the whole site is to be protected, the best thing is to create a folder on the server and put the pages into it, BUT let the login page stay outside the folder!

If the access to your site is blocked completely, it could mean that the login page also is 'protected', i.e. the pages are all in the same folder/domain root.

hi, I have the same problem....
I'm Italian and first pf alle exscuse me for my bad language.
I hope someone will help an understand me.

I not understand how this program work. The software is installed ok, the server is ok and I have right configured thr FTP protocol.
I create a new user, I select the site and I upload but from this moment the site is blocked...internal server error....
I go to my server with filezilla and i delete two files .htaccess and htpasswd and the site is visible for all.

i ask, please so much...

can anyone tell me, step by step how can I do for create an restricted area?

I have my folder in my server, with the name o my domain. i have all the site into this. i have to try to create another folder and put it all the site but the problem remain.
where is not correct my work?

I must create another folder in the hosting server?
I must create one page in the root directory and point to another file in the site direcotry?

if I select "grant access" and I apply it to you, from that moment the site is blocked. Seems to work backwards.

step by step.........
thanks in advance....

f4bius

After the wizard is complete, all you do is pick the folder or file on the left hand side you want to protect and then the user on the right. if you select the TOP FOLDER and then a user, this will lock your entire site.

Just selectively pick wich files/folders you want to protect and you will be all set.

I have found that I have to go in and edit the .htaccess file in the root directory and remove the :
AuthUserFile / usr/home etc
part of the file in order to get the site open to the general public. I now keep a copy of the .htaccess file in a folder in the root directory of my PC and I just copy it over the updated .htaccess within the Server root directory.
This then allows the public in.
The security on the protected files seems to be excellent.

Ok, I will try soon.

thank you

F4bius

Hi
I have do the wizard and do the Scott's suggest. It's ok but when I do the login I receive an error.
see at the end of this post.

I have create a folder, called protect, in this folder I have insert tthe login page (http://www.miotorneo.com/protect/login.html) but when I click on one of the link ( which can reach only those who have made ??the correct login) I have the error.

Maybe the login page must stay out of the protect folder?
I have protect only two page ( http://www.miotorneo.com/protect/ar002.html and http://www.miotorneo.com/protect/ar001.html , and not all the folder......)

id fabio
pwd maranello

for test

thank you



Internal Server Error

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ok, I have moved the login.html page in the root of the site but in this way nothing is protected

Help, if you can

If you cannot get it to work, just open a support ticket and send us your .hdb file and we can help you figure this out.

I want to protect only some subdirectories that contain files, not the entire website. The public should be able to see all the basic html files, but the subdirectories contain pps and pdf files that I do not want the public to see - only selected users. How do I do that?

You could use WAM.
http://www.coffeecup.com/website-access-manager/