How to use a RELATIVE path with AuthUserFile in htaccess?

Question

I have a .htaccess that uses basic authentication. It seems the path to the .htpasswd file isn\'t relative to the htaccess file, but instead to the server config.

So eve

Answer 1

.htpasswd requires full absolute path from the absolute root of the server.

Please get full absolute path of the file by echo echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];.

here is working basic auth .htaccess script.

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Access to the Hidden Files"
AuthUserFile 'C:/xampp/htdocs/ht/.htpasswd'
Require valid-user

Before login

Afetr Login