How to .htpasswd the admin.php file

[Andy]

1. Add this to the .htaccess file, change path as needed.

<Files admin.php>
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Restricted Area"
AuthUserFile /home/username/public_html/.htpasswd
Require valid-user
</Files>

2. Go to terminal.
3. Enter the following to add or change username and password:

htpasswd -c /home/username/public_html/.htpasswd Andy

4. Enter password.

 

[Andy]

Do delete the .htpasswd function:

1. Edit your .htaccess file and delete the highlighted code as shown above.
2. Delete the .htpasswd file.