Here's how to "privatize" nevis webpages:
In your WWW directory (or better a subdirectory made for that purpose so that your main directory remains open) put a file .htaccess with contents:
AuthType Basic
AuthName <account name> (for example alexweb)
AuthUserFile <your home dir>/.htpasswd
AuthType Basic
<Limit GET>
require valid-user
</Limit>
You need to generate the .htpasswd file using htpasswd, e.g. in your home dir do:
htpasswd .htpasswd alexweb
Note that you can have multiple "accounts", each with their own password. Useful if some things are to be shared with some people and others with others...
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GustaafBrooijmans - 20 Jan 2011