Password protect all files but one?

[LARyan]

We're creating a new site for a client. We want to keep it password protected from the general public during development. Is there a way to password protect all files and directories, except the index.html?

 

[pixelmeister]

Hi LARyan,

here is my .htaccess file:

#.htaccess
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Secure"
AuthUserFile /path/to/.htpasswd
<Files *.*>
require valid-user
</Files>
<Files index.html>
satisfy any
</Files>
<Files .htaccess>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>

Hope that helps

 

[LARyan]

Thank you for the quick response. I'll try this out today.

Lee