How To Modify .htaccess To Protect A Directory?

hii have a free webhost included cpanelbut it's cpanel is not full and i can not protect my dir through it.then i think i should use .htaccess .now i dont how i must creat .htaccess files or hoy to using it can any one help me pl

Here is everything you must know:

 

Htaccess

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Htaccess

 

There you can see how to protect with password and a lot more, at least what it really matters.

 

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Here is a very complete tutorial, with 3 parts, of htaccess

http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/htaccess/1

Edited August 14, 2006 by Lyon2 (see edit history)

Here is everything you must know:
Htaccess
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Htaccess

There you can see how to protect with password and a lot more, at least what it really matters.

thank you
but how can i use that code?
i can not creat a .htaccess file on my pc to upload it
what should i do?

Try this htaccess file generator and htaccess password generator:
http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

or this simple yet good:
http://shop.alterlinks.com/htpasswd/htpasswd.php

or this one (very good):
http://cooletips.de/htaccess/

or

Open notepad, insert the code you want, after reading those tutorials, then save it has htaccess.txt .

Then go to the folder where you saved the htaccess.txt file and rename it to .htaccess

That is it, exactly like that: .htaccess (with the point behind, and no extension.)

Then upload it to the directory you want to protect with password or whatever you want to do.

You must read that complete tutorial, or the first link.

Edited August 14, 2006 by Lyon2 (see edit history)

some users can't rename a file and take out the beginning, so open it in text,

file>save as

then in the drop down list, instead of selecting text files, select all files

now in the name area, type ".Htaccess", hit save, and you're set.