Microsoft Publisher - Password protected webpage

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Password protected webpage

Don Schmidt

2007-05-27, 6:15 pm

'Have a Publisher 2000 website with a password protected webpage in a folder
on the server. It is working well EXCEPT the .htaccess and the .htpasswd
files are hidden (invisible) on the server. I can live with it until this
ol soul uploads it to the wrong folder - us old souls will do this at times.
Not seeing the file makes it impossible to remove it.

This only happens with my ISP. I do some editing on another website which
has password protection and the .htaccess file is displayed.

How do I make the files in question visible on the server? The files aren't
hidden in their Properties. The ISP folks claim it isn't controlled by
them.

This happens in two file transfer programs; FileZilla and AceFT3.

--
Don
Vancouver, USA

Mike Koewler

2007-05-27, 6:15 pm

Don,

How do you know they are hidden and simply not missing? If they are
there, then create a htaccess file and upload it to the same folder -
that should overwrite the old one.

BTW, I read someplace that enabling FPSE will sometimes affect htaccess
files but I don't remember if it erases them or makes them worthless.

Mike

Don Schmidt wrote:
> 'Have a Publisher 2000 website with a password protected webpage in a folder
> on the server. It is working well EXCEPT the .htaccess and the .htpasswd
> files are hidden (invisible) on the server. I can live with it until this
> ol soul uploads it to the wrong folder - us old souls will do this at times.
> Not seeing the file makes it impossible to remove it.
>
> This only happens with my ISP. I do some editing on another website which
> has password protection and the .htaccess file is displayed.
>
> How do I make the files in question visible on the server? The files aren't
> hidden in their Properties. The ISP folks claim it isn't controlled by
> them.
>
> This happens in two file transfer programs; FileZilla and AceFT3.
>

Don Schmidt

2007-05-27, 10:17 pm

Mike,

I know the file is there for the folder wouldn't open if it wasn't there.
It just acts like a hidden file. The serious problem is if the .htaccess
file is uploaded into the wrong folder it can't be removed; you can't see
it. It takes the Network Tech of ISP to remove it.

I'll look for a FPSE option and see if changing it makes a difference.

don

"Mike Koewler" <wordwiz@fuse.net> wrote in message
news:5cfeb$4659d8b2$42a1f80a$11530@FUSE.NET...[color=darkred]
> Don,
>
> How do you know they are hidden and simply not missing? If they are there,
> then create a htaccess file and upload it to the same folder - that should
> overwrite the old one.
>
> BTW, I read someplace that enabling FPSE will sometimes affect htaccess
> files but I don't remember if it erases them or makes them worthless.
>
> Mike
>
> Don Schmidt wrote:

DavidF

2007-05-28, 6:16 pm

Hi Don,

I use a Windows based server, so have no real experience with .htaccess
files. This morning I did a Google search for "accessing .htaccess files",
and ran across this article: Using .htaccess Files with Apache:
http://apache-server.com/tutorials/...g-htaccess.html

From that article: "These files are called '.htaccess files' because that's
what they're typically named. This naming scheme has its roots in the NCSA
Web server and the Unix file system; files whose names begin with a dot are
often considered to be 'hidden' and aren't displayed in a normal directory
listing. The NCSA developers chose the name '.htaccess' so that a control
file in a directory would have a fairly reasonable name ('ht' for
'hypertext') and not clutter up directory listings. Plus, there's a long
history of Unix utilities storing their preferences information in such
'hidden' files."

When I did a Google search for "Fielzilla, accessing .htaccess files", I
also found this: "When you first connect to your account via Filezilla, many
of your hidden files and directories may not be visible. Hidden files and
directories are those that begin with a dot, such as .htaccess and
..procmailrc. To view hidden files in Filezilla, select View ? Show hidden
files.".

DavidF

"Don Schmidt" <Don Engineer@PNB.Retired_1987> wrote in message
news:135j2vbr2rqg97f@corp.supernews.com...
> 'Have a Publisher 2000 website with a password protected webpage in a
> folder on the server. It is working well EXCEPT the .htaccess and the
> .htpasswd files are hidden (invisible) on the server. I can live with it
> until this ol soul uploads it to the wrong folder - us old souls will do
> this at times. Not seeing the file makes it impossible to remove it.
>
> This only happens with my ISP. I do some editing on another website which
> has password protection and the .htaccess file is displayed.
>
> How do I make the files in question visible on the server? The files
> aren't hidden in their Properties. The ISP folks claim it isn't
> controlled by them.
>
> This happens in two file transfer programs; FileZilla and AceFT3.
>
> --
> Don
> Vancouver, USA
>
>
>

Don Schmidt

2007-05-28, 6:16 pm

David,

There it was! And it was the solution! Many thanks. My ISP Tech folks
didn't have the answer and all my searching (appearently using the wrong
search words) couldn't find it.

During my catastrophe I inadvertently uploaded the .htaccess file to the
public_html folder resulting in password protecting the entire website when
I only wanted to protect only one folder within the website. Crises is now
over and I can return to DEFCON 5. :-)

Don

"DavidF" <Nope@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:O3kxBLSoHHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi Don,
>
> I use a Windows based server, so have no real experience with .htaccess
> files. This morning I did a Google search for "accessing .htaccess files",
> and ran across this article: Using .htaccess Files with Apache:
> http://apache-server.com/tutorials/...g-htaccess.html
>
> From that article: "These files are called '.htaccess files' because
> that's what they're typically named. This naming scheme has its roots in
> the NCSA Web server and the Unix file system; files whose names begin with
> a dot are often considered to be 'hidden' and aren't displayed in a normal
> directory listing. The NCSA developers chose the name '.htaccess' so that
> a control file in a directory would have a fairly reasonable name ('ht'
> for 'hypertext') and not clutter up directory listings. Plus, there's a
> long history of Unix utilities storing their preferences information in
> such 'hidden' files."
>
> When I did a Google search for "Fielzilla, accessing .htaccess files", I
> also found this: "When you first connect to your account via Filezilla,
> many of your hidden files and directories may not be visible. Hidden files
> and directories are those that begin with a dot, such as .htaccess and
> .procmailrc. To view hidden files in Filezilla, select View ? Show hidden
> files.".
>
> DavidF
>
> "Don Schmidt" <Don Engineer@PNB.Retired_1987> wrote in message
> news:135j2vbr2rqg97f@corp.supernews.com...
>
>

DavidF

2007-05-28, 6:16 pm

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"Don Schmidt" <Don Engineer@PNB.Retired_1987> wrote in message
news:135m3eik3tlq85@corp.supernews.com...
> David,
>
> There it was! And it was the solution! Many thanks. My ISP Tech folks
> didn't have the answer and all my searching (appearently using the wrong
> search words) couldn't find it.
>
> During my catastrophe I inadvertently uploaded the .htaccess file to the
> public_html folder resulting in password protecting the entire website
> when I only wanted to protect only one folder within the website. Crises
> is now over and I can return to DEFCON 5. :-)
>
> Don
>
>
>
> "DavidF" <Nope@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:O3kxBLSoHHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>

Mike Koewler

2007-05-28, 6:16 pm

Don,

Did you decide to turn off the listing of hidden files? I use filezilla
and the htaccess files always were visible. Strangely, clicking the
option to show hidden files has no effect - servers must decide what
they want to hide.

Glad you got sorted.

Mike

Don Schmidt wrote:
> David,
>
> There it was! And it was the solution! Many thanks. My ISP Tech folks
> didn't have the answer and all my searching (appearently using the wrong
> search words) couldn't find it.
>
> During my catastrophe I inadvertently uploaded the .htaccess file to the
> public_html folder resulting in password protecting the entire website when
> I only wanted to protect only one folder within the website. Crises is now
> over and I can return to DEFCON 5. :-)
>
> Don
>
>
>
> "DavidF" <Nope@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:O3kxBLSoHHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>
>

Don Schmidt

2007-05-28, 10:16 pm

Apparently I never turned "Show hidden files" on.

don

"Mike Koewler" <wordwiz@fuse.net> wrote in message
news:4742a$465b3d70$42a1f80a$12039@FUSE.NET...[color=darkred]
> Don,
>
> Did you decide to turn off the listing of hidden files? I use filezilla
> and the htaccess files always were visible. Strangely, clicking the option
> to show hidden files has no effect - servers must decide what they want to
> hide.
>
> Glad you got sorted.
>
> Mike
>
> Don Schmidt wrote: