[m_abdelfattah]

I've 2 .htaccess files, one on the root , and here's the content :

Code:

Options +FollowSymLinks
Options -Indexes
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]

and the other one on "/admin/", and here's the content :

Code:

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Administrator Control Panel"
AuthUserFile "./passwd"
require valid-user

when I visit : http://www.domain.com/admin/
it redirect me to /index.php
and not showing the authentication window !!

when I delete 2nd file which in "/admin/" , I can access http://www.domain.com/admin/
and If I deleted 1st file, the authentication window on http://www.domain.com/admin/ appears !

[wirehopper]

You could try: RewriteRule !admin.* /index.php [L]

[m_abdelfattah]

Thanks a lot for your reply, but it doesn't work !

[End User]

Originally Posted by m_abdelfattah

Thanks a lot for your reply, but it doesn't work !

I'm not sure, but I think that RewriteCond with -d doesn't find (trigger on) protected directories.

The "RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f" means that if the request is for a file that exists on the server, index.php isn't served. It's possible that the two sets of .htaccess rules are clashing because of these conditions.

[m_abdelfattah]

Ohh, after 2 days of searching, I finally find the solution , just add :

Code:

ErrorDocument 401 default

to either of the 2 .htaccess

I found the solution here :
Wordpress and .htaccess Password Protected Directories Andrew Rollins

[wirehopper]

Thanks for posting your solution.