Topic: Password for Apache 2.2 in windows 7(x86)program file. Help!

[ob1kenobi]

Hi, I'm following these steps below but can't configure the password for the server. I'm on windows 7 64 bit.

The address of the file I'm trying to use in command promt is

C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\bin

but it doesn't recognise this as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

What am I doing wrong???






Step 3. Password your web site documents.

But we don't want just anyone to be able to download your music. Your bandwidth is precious, and we want to secure things a bit. Let's create a password prompt.

First, open a command prompt (go to the Start menu, choose Run, then type cmd.) Change to the Apache bin directory by typing:

cd "C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\bin"

Then create a password file by typing:

htpasswd -c "C:\Documents and Settings\Gina\my_password_file.txt" gina

Replace the path with the path of your new password file (which should in any folder EXCEPT the web server's document root.) Replace gina with the username you want to use. When prompted, enter the password you want to set up. Once you've done that, a password file will be created.

Now we want to apply that login to your music directory. Open up a new file in a plain text editor like Notepad. Copy and paste the following into it:

AuthType Basic
AuthName "This is a private area, please log in"

AuthUserFile "c:\Documents and Settings\Gina\my_password_file.txt"
AuthGroupFile /dev/null

<Limit GET POST PUT>
require valid-user
</Limit>

Make sure you replace "C:\Documents and Settings\Gina\my_password_file.txt" in the text with your own password file created above. Save this new file IN YOUR WEB SERVER DOCUMENT ROOT (in this case, C:\Gina\My Music) and name it .htaccess. Don't forget the dot in the beginning, before .htaccess. So, in this case, we're saving the file as C:\Gina\My Music\ .htaccess.

Note: If you're using Notepad to create your .htaccess file, when you save the file, put quotes around the filename - ".htaccess" - so that Notepad doesn't automatically put a .txt extension on the file. If there's a .txt file extension, your password won't work!

Now, using your web browser, go to http://localhost/. You should be prompted to log in. Enter your username and password you set up in your password file. Rock!

Step 4. Congratulate yourself. You've got a home webserver running.

If you are NOT behind a firewall, you can access your web server from other computers by typing your computer's IP address into a web browser's address bar. If you're not sure what your IP is, visit What Is My IP to find out. If your IP is 12.34.567.890, then type http://12.34.567.890 into a browser's address bar. [7]

If you ARE behind a firewall (like a wireless router), you'll need to open up port 80 on the firewall and forward it to your computer. This part is beyond the scope of this article, but will be covered in a future Lifehacker feature is covered in Lifehacker feature How to access a home server behind a firewall.

[wm003]

your path contains spaces so check if the path has been set in quotes

[James Blond]

The path is not correct On Win 7 "Documents and Settings" is an alias for Users.So the correct path in the httpd.conf is

[ob1kenobi]

hi,

Thanks.

the part i'm struggling with is the

C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\bin

This is what i think allows me to change the password but I can't get it to open in command promt. As it "is not an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

any suggestions.?

[/i]

[James Blond]

For me it works to change the directory to the x86 program files

[glsmith]