.htaccess

Can I use a .htaccess file to password protect a directory?

Yes, on our LINUX servers you can use a .htaccess file to password protect a directory.

The code to perform this is:

AuthUserFile /usr/local/you/safedir/.htpasswd
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthName EnterPassword
AuthType Basic

require user wsabstract

Change the File directory to the directory listed in your File Manager.

Enabling Case Insensitive URLs for my Linux site

Add the following to your .htaccess file:

CheckSpelling on

Rewriting all URL requests to WWW.

Add the following to your .htaccess code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]

Rewriting HTTP requests to HTTPS

Add the following to your .htaccess code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !^on$
RewriteRule (.*) https://yourdomain/$1 [R,L]

Create a Wildcard Subdomain Redirect

Add the following to your .htaccess code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.mydomain\.dk$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(.*)\.mydomain.dk$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://mydomain.dk/ [P,L,QSA]

Create an IP-based Whitelist to a WordPress login page

Create a file called '.htaccess' in the same directory as the 'wp-login.php' page. Add the following code:

Order Allow,Deny
Allow from 111.222.333.444

Replace 111.222.333.444 with your IP (you can find your IP at http://hostek.com/IP. Note that you can add multiple IP addresses like so:

Order Allow,Deny
Allow from 111.222.333.444
Allow from 111.222.333.444
Allow from 111.222.333.444
Allow from 111.222.333.444