Owen and others, Putting this in httpd.conf works: <Directory /home/my_admin/html> order deny,allow allow from 192.168.0.218 deny from all </Directory> I think I will collect things like these in a single include conf file for now. All sites are maintained by myself, so there is no need for other people to tinker with .htaccess files. Thanks all for your help. Gerry On 12/22/05, Boyle Owen <Owen.Boyle@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gerry Danen [mailto:gdanen@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Donnerstag, 22. Dezember 2005 15:58 > > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [users@httpd] .htaccess to prevent external access > > > > > > Oddly enough, httpd.conf does not show "AllowOverride" anywhere... > > So check for an "Include" directive (bringing in additional config code). Also, verify that you are editing the correct config file (you'd be surprised how often that happens...). Put in a deliberate syntax error and run a configtest - verify the error is detected. > > > This is really baffling! > > Mainly because you are using a rather complicated setup right-off. Simplify it first by moving the directives from the .htaccess to a <Directory> block in the main config and replacing the script you are trying to hit with a plain file URL. Once you get it working, you can add on the complexity layer-by-layer, checking it still works at each step. > > Rgds, > Owen Boyle > Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > > > > > Gerry > > > > On 12/22/05, Boyle Owen <Owen.Boyle@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > The error log says ".htaccess: order not allowed here"... > > > > > > 1) Your resource is a script (hence the error 500) - it's > > easier to debug if it's a plain file. > > > 2) Your Allow directives are in a .htaccess file - it's > > easier to debug if they're in a Directory block in the main config. > > > 3) The error above implies that you have an "AllowOverride" > > in the main config which is disabling the use of .htaccess > > files (eg, AllowOverride none). > > > > > > What I guess is happening is that the AllowOverride in the > > main config is disabling the .htacces so your Allow/Deny > > directives don't have any effect. The request gets in but > > then the script that's supposed to run is failing for an > > unconnected reason. > > > > > > Probably if you remove AllowOverride, it'll "work" (ie, > > allow some addresses, deny others) but you really should read > > up on the docs for the directives mentioned. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP > > Server Project. > > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender urgently and then immediately delete the message and any copies of it from your system. Please also immediately destroy any hardcopies of the message. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. The sender's company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorised to state them to be the views of the sender's company. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- Gerry http://portal.danen.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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