apache password protect directory

# www.fduran.com
# apache password protect directory

# Apache config
<Directory /home/user/public_html>
    AllowOverride AuthConfig
    # ...
</Directory>

Alias /protected "/home/user/public_html/protected"
<Location "/protected/">
        SetHandler None
        Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
        allow from all
</Location>

# auth_* modules needed
a2enmod auth_basic


# passwd file, outside directory served
htpasswd -c /home/user/.htpasswd myuser

# /home/user/public_html/protected/.htaccess file
AuthType Basic
require user myuser
AuthName 'Protected'
AuthUserFile /home/user/.htpasswd