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Restrict a directory on the web server

.htaccess

AuthName "Realm name"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /yourWebServerDirectory/yourRestrictedAreaDirectory/.htpasswd
require valid-user

.htpasswd

test:37aaS7/NBWyJA

Instructions

You have to put both files: .htaccess and .htpasswd in the root of the your directory
The password must be encrypted, see .htaccess Password Generator
The character encoding (or 'charset') of the files must be UTF-8

Find out the name of the diirectory on your provider's web server

test.php

<?
$show_me_the_directory_name = dirname(__file__);
echo $show_me_the_directory_name
?>

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