Apache HTTP Server
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Protect a directory
Suppose the directory to protect is /private.
Create the password file:
$ htpasswd -bcm /private/.htpasswd guest qwe123
Create file /private/.htaccess with contents:
AuthType Basic AuthName "Restricted Files" AuthUserFile /private/.htpasswd Require valid-user
Display contents of scripts instead of execute
If you want the .sh, .py, .pl, or .cgi suffixed files to be displayed in the browser as source rather than executed as scripts, simply create a .htaccess file in the directory with contents:
Options +Indexes Options +FollowSymLinks <FilesMatch "(\.(sh|py|pl|cgi))$"> Allow from all RemoveHandler .sh .py .pl .cgi </FilesMatch>
How do I create a self-signed SSL Certificate for testing purposes?
Run the following command, to create server.key and server.crt files:
$ openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -out server.crt -keyout server.key Country Name (2 letter code) [XX]:CN State or Province Name (full name) []:Beijing Locality Name (eg, city) [Default City]:Haidian District Organization Name (eg, company) [Default Company Ltd]:Example Ltd. Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Development Division Common Name (eg, your name or your server's hostname) []:example.com Email Address []:admin@example.com
These can be used as follows in your httpd.conf file:
SSLCertificateFile /path/to/this/server.crt SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/this/server.key
Glossary
- DSO
- Dynamic Shared Object