[Typo3-linux] htaccess and directories

[Patxi Goitia]

Thank you for the tip.

I have control on my server, but I want to have a ready to go version, 
in case of hardware failure or something...

Regards

Dimitri Tarassenko wrote:
> Patxi,
> 
> On 10/3/05, Patxi Goitia <pgoitia at euskalnet.net> wrote:
> 
>>Hi, I'm trying to configure the htaccess I have in the root of my site
>>to restrict access to several directories. I want to do that by using
>>allow / deny to give access to those directories only to LAN ips.
>>
>>Until now, I had a htaccess file in each directory.
>>
>>I want to do all this job only from 1 htacces file, but I'm unable to
>>find the way to do it...
>>
>>Any idea ?
> 
> 
> Here is the deal - AuthType directive is only supported in <Directory>
> and .htaccess contexts. Unfortunately, you can't nest <Directory> in
> .htaccess file, the <Directory> container can only be placed within
> <VirtualHost> container. In other words, you have 2 options:
> 
> 1. keep everything as is
> 2. Move Auth* declarations from your .htaccess files into <Directory>
> containers in your <VirtualHost> config, i.e. kind of like this:
> 
> <VirtualHost *>
> 
> 
>     <Directory / >
>         AuthType Basic...
>    </Directory>
> 
>    ....
> </VirtualHost>
> 
> #2 is actually going to deliver better performance, since .htaccess
> files are read on every request and <VirtualHost> configs only on
> restart/reload.
> 
> Don't forget that .htaccess are "workarounds" made primarily for mass
> hosting. If you have full control over the server (or at least your
> virtual host config) there is very little sense in using them.
> 
> --
> Dimitri Tarassenko