apache2: Require valid-user for everything except "special_page"
- by matt wilkie
With Apache2 how may I require a valid user for every page except these special pages which can be seen by anybody?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Update in response to comments; here is a working apache2 config:
<Directory /var/www/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
# require authentication for everything not specificly excepted
<Location / >
AuthType Basic
AuthName "whatever"
AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/htpasswd
Require valid-user
AllowOverride all
</Location>
# allow standard apache icons to be used without auth (e.g. MultiViews)
<Location /icons>
allow from all
Satisfy Any
</Location>
# anyone can see pages in this tree
<Location /special_public_pages>
allow from all
Satisfy Any
</Location>
