How to setup .htaccess and .htpasswd in Godaddy Web Hosting
It came to my frustration that Godaddy did not have a proper documentation on how to set up .htaccess and .htpasswd for basic web hosting user.
Below is a simple tutorial on how to setup :-
1.Find out what’s your Absolute hosting path, your absolute hosting path specifically points to your hosting account on our server's file system.
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Web Hosting.
- Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Manage.
- In the Server Details section, click Show details.
- Your absolute hosting path displays in the Absolute Hosting Path section
2. Set up the .htaccess file with the sample content below:-
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Protected Area"
AuthUserFile [Absolute Path]/[Path to your folder]/.htpasswd
Require user [Username]
*If the folder you wish to protect is /usr/local/somefolder, the .htaccess and .htpasswd shall be stored in /usr/local/.htaccess and /user/local/.htpasswd
*Replace Username with the username that you wish to grant the access
3. Set up the .htpasswd, you can generate the username and password with the following tool http://www.htaccesstools.com/htpasswd-generator/
* It should look something like user:$apr1$xkRl/va4$x984dmr3HeWUYVK6FURpE.
* The username shall appear in the .htaccess file [Username] section
Below is a simple tutorial on how to setup :-
1.Find out what’s your Absolute hosting path, your absolute hosting path specifically points to your hosting account on our server's file system.
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Web Hosting.
- Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Manage.
- In the Server Details section, click Show details.
- Your absolute hosting path displays in the Absolute Hosting Path section
2. Set up the .htaccess file with the sample content below:-
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Protected Area"
AuthUserFile [Absolute Path]/[Path to your folder]/.htpasswd
Require user [Username]
*If the folder you wish to protect is /usr/local/somefolder, the .htaccess and .htpasswd shall be stored in /usr/local/.htaccess and /user/local/.htpasswd
*Replace Username with the username that you wish to grant the access
3. Set up the .htpasswd, you can generate the username and password with the following tool http://www.htaccesstools.com/htpasswd-generator/
* It should look something like user:$apr1$xkRl/va4$x984dmr3HeWUYVK6FURpE.
* The username shall appear in the .htaccess file [Username] section
