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ErrorDocument 401 not working

Posted by meduni, 06-22-2008, 12:07 AM

Hi, I have a .htaccess file with the following; ErrorDocument 401 /401.html ErrorDocument 403 /403.html My error files are located in my root web folder folder. When I browse to a password protected dir the 401.html is displayed instead of the password prompt, but if I change the .htaccess file to have; ErrorDocument 401 "my error message then I correctly get the password prompt. Can anyone suggest how to fix this? Is the problem with the path? Cheers

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Posted by Barti1987, 06-22-2008, 12:32 AM

It shouldn't be. Try to remove the 403 and see what happens. Peace,

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Posted by meduni, 06-22-2008, 04:21 AM

I removed the 403 line and now I am no longer prompted for a password and can access the "protected" directory. My full .htaccess file is; # BEGIN WordPress RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] # END WordPress IndexIgnore */* ErrorDocument 401 /401.php ErrorDocument 403 /403.php And the .htaccess in the directory I am trying to protect is; AuthUserFile /home/myusername/.htpasswd AuthName "Protected Area" AuthType Basic require user admin Is there anything obvious wrong with these files?

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