2013-03-10, 08:14 PM
I couldn't find any tutorial for this, and I thought it might help some who want extra protection for their forum.
Warning: You will have to give this password to all of your admins and they will, in a sense, have to login twice in order to get into the admin interface. This means they will have to remember a second password. If you are okay with this and want the extra protection, by all means, go ahead. If you don't want this, do not follow this tutorial.
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This is a step by step process. Please follow the steps accordingly and carefully. This is mainly targeted towards users who are using non-cpanel control panels or who are not using shard hosting and have setup a apache2 and php server. Guide for cpanel below.
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Step 1: Go to http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/password/
Step 2: Enter in the usernames in the first box (on the left). After each username, press enter (line-break).
Step 3: Enter each password in the same line on the box on the right. The username and password must match up.
Step 4: Enter the server's web root directory. You can find this in CPanel (see image below) or you will know this when setting up a server with apache (httpd) and php. For example, /home/mysite/mybb or /home/mysite/
![[Image: cpanel-home-directory.jpg]](https://camo.mybb.com/60779ca1606b887ecfa0c4e84f15413f02947ee7/687474703a2f2f7777772e77706465736b746f702e636f6d2f73637265656e73686f74732f6370616e656c2d686f6d652d6469726563746f72792e6a7067)
If you use CPanel, you can also do this easier and automatically (automagically
)
I will show this at the bottom.
Step 5: Take the generate code for .htaccess and add it to your /admin directory .htaccess.
Step 6: Copy the generated code for the .htpasswd file and paste it into a new file under the web root directory you specified earlier.
Step 7: Optional: In order to add more usernames and passwords, simply follow steps 2 and 3 and append (add to the end of the file) the new generated lines into your .htpasswd file.
If you need any help, please post below...
Extra Notes:
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If you use CPanel and want to have this done automatically, use the following guide by Paul H
http://community.mybb.com/thread-109975.html
Warning: You will have to give this password to all of your admins and they will, in a sense, have to login twice in order to get into the admin interface. This means they will have to remember a second password. If you are okay with this and want the extra protection, by all means, go ahead. If you don't want this, do not follow this tutorial.
---------------------
This is a step by step process. Please follow the steps accordingly and carefully. This is mainly targeted towards users who are using non-cpanel control panels or who are not using shard hosting and have setup a apache2 and php server. Guide for cpanel below.
---------------------
Step 1: Go to http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/password/
Step 2: Enter in the usernames in the first box (on the left). After each username, press enter (line-break).
Step 3: Enter each password in the same line on the box on the right. The username and password must match up.
Step 4: Enter the server's web root directory. You can find this in CPanel (see image below) or you will know this when setting up a server with apache (httpd) and php. For example, /home/mysite/mybb or /home/mysite/
If you use CPanel, you can also do this easier and automatically (automagically
)I will show this at the bottom.
Step 5: Take the generate code for .htaccess and add it to your /admin directory .htaccess.
Step 6: Copy the generated code for the .htpasswd file and paste it into a new file under the web root directory you specified earlier.
Step 7: Optional: In order to add more usernames and passwords, simply follow steps 2 and 3 and append (add to the end of the file) the new generated lines into your .htpasswd file.
If you need any help, please post below...
Extra Notes:
- You may place the .htpasswd in the same directory .htaccess, but this is not recommended and secure.
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If you use CPanel and want to have this done automatically, use the following guide by Paul H
http://community.mybb.com/thread-109975.html