[BlueOnyx:03380] Re: .htaccess again

[Peter Blaser]

Thanks Michael for keep going on on this.
Unfortunately I'didn't have time myself to find the right solution.
On our boxes we use .htaccess files according with locally .htpasswd
configuration.

Peter

2010/1/13 Michael Stauber <mstauber at blueonyx.it>

> Hi Greg,
>
> > From what I can see at the moment, mod_authnz_external appears to be
> > unreliable .... Michael: Have you considered going back to
> > mod_auth_external instead? I am considering this as a potential solution
> > for a number of people at the moment.... but I'd prefer to stay with the
> > main blueonyx architecture if possible.
>
> Afaik mod_auth_external works for Apache 2.0, but not 2.2. That's what
> mod_authnz_external is for. Am still puzzled why it works on some boxes and
> not on others. It's probably just a simple permission hunch that got broken
> during one YUM update or other.
>
> Am still looking into this.
>
> On a box where I needed .htaccess directory protection with passwords
> myself
> I'm now using "mod_auth_mysql" (get it through YUM) on the interim.
>
> Once installed, check /usr/share/doc/mod_auth_mysql-3.0.0/CONFIGURE for
> usage
> examples and how your MySQL table has to look. You can have this up and
> running in 10-15 minutes of fiddling if need be.
>
> --
> With best regards
>
> Michael Stauber
>
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