[mythtv-users] [mythtv] Re: Mythweb and .htaccess

[David Fishburn]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Matthias Meyer
> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 11:15 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: [mythtv] Re: [mythtv-users] Mythweb and .htaccess
> 
> Am Samstag 28 Oktober 2006 16:15 schrieb jack snodgrass:
> > On 10/28/06, Matthias Meyer <Matthias.Meyer at gmx.li> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I run Debian with Mythtv0.20.
> > > I can not access Mythweb.
> > >
> > > Following the instructions from
> > > cat /usr/share/doc/mythweb/README.gz | gunzip I create the file 
> > > /etc/apache2/conf.d/Directory-Access, containing
> > >    <Directory "/var/www/mythweb" >
> > >         Options         FollowSymLinks
> > >         AllowOverride   All
> > >     </Directory>
> > > and restart my Apache (V2.0.55).
> > >
> > > Than I edit the /etc/mythtv/mythweb-htaccess so that it 
> contains the
> > > instructions:
> > >     AuthType           Digest
> > >     AuthName           "MythTV"
> > >     AuthUserFile       /var/www/htdigest
> > >     Require            valid-user
> > >     BrowserMatch       "MSIE"      
> AuthDigestEnableQueryStringHack=On


This has been a good thread for me.  I am running this on Unbuntu Edgy and
had all the same issues Matthias is having.  This includes the threads to
date.  I ended up doing something more simple.

I still did this:
> > > /etc/apache2/conf.d/Directory-Access, containing
> > >    <Directory "/var/www/mythweb" >
> > >         Options         FollowSymLinks
> > >         AllowOverride   All
> > >     </Directory>

But in /etc/mythtv/mythweb-htaccess I changed it to:
    AuthName "MythTV"
    AuthType Basic
    AuthUserFile /var/www/htpasswd.users
    Require valid-user

Then ran:
	sudo htpasswd -c /var/www/htpasswd.users MythTV
	- Choose a simple password when prompted.

Then:
	sudo /etc/init.d/apache2  restart

Any everything seems in place.  You might want to try that.

I will others indicate whether this is not as "secure" as using digests and
so on.

Dave