Date: 2015aug18 Product: Apache 2.4 Q. How can I setup Basic Authentication with Apache 2.4? A. Ensure .htaccess files are allowed - check your main .conf file:

<Directory /var/www> AllowOverride AuthConfig <Directory>

Put this in an .htaccess file:

AuthType basic AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/conf/passwd AuthGroupFile /dev/null AuthName basic_test <LIMIT GET> require user myuser </LIMIT>

Create the user file like this:

htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/conf/passwd myuser

And you'll be prompted for a password. Things to note: - The file user file can be anywhere. But its not safe to put in your webtree. - Can be in a .conf file rather than .htaccess