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.

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Answer 1

I know this is an old question, but I just searched for the same thing and probably there are many others searching for a quick, mobile solution. Here is what I finally come up with:

# We set production environment by default
SetEnv PROD_ENV 1


  # If 'DEV_ENV' has been defined, then unset the PROD_ENV
  UnsetEnv PROD_ENV

  AuthType Basic
  AuthName "Protected Area"
  AuthUserFile /var/www/foo.local/.htpasswd
  Require valid-user



  AuthType Basic
  AuthName "Protected Area"
  AuthUserFile /home/foo/public_html/.htpasswd
  Require valid-user