Internal Server Error 500

[MBL]

Hello,

I password protected a directory on my Tera-Host account, and got an "Internal Server Error 500" after entering the username and password on the URL to test the password protection.

I have not uploaded anything to the account yet -- this is a new account, and wanted to password protect the directory before my developers upload my website. I am including the content of the htaccess file under this (/public_html) directory.

All help will be appreciated -- thanks, in advance.

ASCII text

# -FrontPage-

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*


order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all


order deny,allow
deny from all

AuthName morqoo.com
AuthUserFile /home/morqooco/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthType Basic
require valid-user

[lnxcode]

Originally Posted by MBL

Hello,

I password protected a directory on my Tera-Host account, and got an "Internal Server Error 500" after entering the username and password on the URL to test the password protection.

I have not uploaded anything to the account yet -- this is a new account, and wanted to password protect the directory before my developers upload my website. I am including the content of the htaccess file under this (/public_html) directory.

All help will be appreciated -- thanks, in advance.

ASCII text

# -FrontPage-

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*


order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all


order deny,allow
deny from all

AuthName morqoo.com
AuthUserFile /home/morqooco/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthType Basic
require valid-user

Try removing the .htaccess or renmaing it completely, then re-do the password protection, it should resolve this issue. I'm not a .htaccess guru, but I know something in here is causing the issue.

It doesn't look like you have tons of advanced configs in here, so renaming would prob the ideal way to handle it.

[MBL]

Thanks for your response.

1. I renamed the .htaccess file, and I don't get the error message anymore. However,won't the renaming affect any other functions?

2. I can't undo the password protection even if I want to. I uncheck the box for password protection and click Save, but it doesn't undo it. I will only want the password protection temporarily, so after some time of uploadng the website, I will need the password protection eliminated. How to solve this?

Thanks

[lnxcode]

Originally Posted by MBL

Thanks for your response.

1. I renamed the .htaccess file, and I don't get the error message anymore. However,won't the renaming affect any other functions?

2. I can't undo the password protection even if I want to. I uncheck the box for password protection and click Save, but it doesn't undo it. I will only want the password protection temporarily, so after some time of uploadng the website, I will need the password protection eliminated. How to solve this?

Thanks

If you delete the .htaccess that should fix the above problem(s).

[MBL]

Thanks. I also had to delete the user, associated with the password protected directory. It seems to be working now.

Thanks

[lnxcode]

Originally Posted by MBL

Thanks. I also had to delete the user, associated with the password protected directory. It seems to be working now.

Thanks

Glad to hear that you got it resolved.

[thnet]

Originally Posted by MBL

Hello,

I password protected a directory on my Tera-Host account, and got an "Internal Server Error 500" after entering the username and password on the URL to test the password protection.

I have not uploaded anything to the account yet -- this is a new account, and wanted to password protect the directory before my developers upload my website. I am including the content of the htaccess file under this (/public_html) directory.

All help will be appreciated -- thanks, in advance.

ASCII text

# -FrontPage-

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*


order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all


order deny,allow
deny from all

AuthName morqoo.com
AuthUserFile /home/morqooco/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthType Basic
require valid-user

Did you use cpanel for protection, or front page? Your .htaccess is generated by frontpage,
so, the cPanel pass protection is not compatible with FP..

so just use the [Tools] [Server] [Administration Home] link via Front Page, create a subweb,
and password protect the subweb.

[lnxcode]

To be honest, frontpage sucks, and I would suggest that no one uses it.

[thnet]

Originally Posted by lnxcode

To be honest, frontpage sucks, and I would suggest that no one uses it.

yer intiited to yer opinion; having learned FP from the ground up, i still use it, still support it on my servers. not everyone has the big bux to buy the "latest & greatest" junk from macromedia/adobe/dream weaver/ flashmx, etc. nor the time to figure out all the complicated junk these others put out at considerable cost.

[lnxcode]

Originally Posted by thnet

yer intiited to yer opinion; having learned FP from the ground up, i still use it, still support it on my servers. not everyone has the big bux to buy the "latest & greatest" junk from macromedia/adobe/dream weaver/ flashmx, etc. nor the time to figure out all the complicated junk these others put out at considerable cost.

I started out with a simple program called "notepad" without any html, php, etc... what happened to the good old write by hand without having all the generators? I still use notepad, and prefer it over FP, DreamWeaver, etc...

So you can't say I use the latest and greatest, cause I dont, just use my head and notepad... its done well for me for the past 8 years.