.htaccess on non-wp directory…

grungepuppy
(@grungepuppy)

14 years, 9 months ago
i’ve searched the forum a tad but couldn’t find a result for this seemingly simple problem.

i use “pretty” urls for my wordpress pages and posts (site.com/aboutme/, site.com/gallery/summer-day)

the htaccess file looks like this:
```
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress
```
all my wp related files are in a directory called “wp” (site.com/wp/wp-admin, etc)

however, i have physical directories not related wordpress i want to manipulate with .htaccess. specifically, i want to password protect one. (site.com/secret). with directory in question is just a directory of files, no index page. also, it has a subdomain attached to it (secret.site.com). of course, when i try to implament an htaccess password protection, i get an alert from wordpress saying that a page could not be found.

what do i do in this scenario to allow a directory to be password protected without it conflicting with wordpress?

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doc4
(@doc4)

14 years, 9 months ago

A little confused, is the “secret” directory outside of the “wp” folder or within it?

http://www.doc4design.com

Thread Starter grungepuppy
(@grungepuppy)

14 years, 9 months ago

‘secret’ is a directoy that has nothing to do with wordpress whatsoever…

website: mysite.com

where i keep my wordpress files: mysite.com/wp/
(i mention this on the off chance it’s helpful)

i’m using custom permalinks
about me page: mysite.com/aboutme/
a post in gardening category: mysite.com/gardening/new-flowers-this-spring

the problem arises when i try to add htaccess to a regular physical directory that has nothing to do with wordpress.

a directory of photos of puppies: mysite.com/puppypics/

if i try to password protect it via htaccess, i get a conflict with the wordpress system (it’s trying to recognize it as a page in the wordpress system?). no htaccess, it’s just a regular old directory.

dalef
(@dalef)

14 years, 7 months ago

I am just confirming I also have this problem with WordPress interfering with creating password-protected directories (that do not contain any WordPress files) with .htaccess (or using cPanel to edit .htaccess to create password-protected directories).

activeunity
(@activeunity)

14 years, 5 months ago

I’m running into this same basic issue. I’m thinking there is an exception that can be added into the .htaccess file but I don’t know what the exemption would be.

This article mentions creating a new .htaccess file and adding it into the directory you are trying to safe-keep while untainting the original:
http://www.paperstreet.com/blog/index.php/archives/1680

I also found this cheat sheet to be of use for anyone looking to dive into .htaccess more than I. http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/mod_rewrite-variables-cheatsheet.html

Please let me know if you figure this out!!

bkozora
(@bkozora)

14 years, 4 months ago

** bump **

I too have been struggling with this and really need someone’s help! Have you guys figured anything out with it?

activeunity
(@activeunity)

14 years, 3 months ago

Wasn’t able to figure this out. Sorry.