Password Integration

The first step for integrating our password management system is verifying you are on a Unix host, you can contact your ISP to verify this information. At the root level of your website create the directory you are going to protect (usually called members). In this directory you need to place an .htaccess file, this file will instruct the server to verify http request for files within this directory. Here is an example:

We do have options available for Password Management for Windows Based systems. Please contact one of our technical support professionals for additional details. There are charges involved with the installation of the Windows Based Password Management, but not for talking to us about it.

The first line of this file tells the server that the user list is stored at /home/httpd/access/.htpasswd (a file you'll create later). It then names the user list (members) a describes the authorization type (basic). It then instructs the server to require a valid user ID and password for access to this directory. The only line you will need to change is the first line, the path to your userfile may be different then the one listed here, it is important that you use the explicit path to this file. Now change the permissions on the file to "644" using the chmod command. chmod 644 .htaccess

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