msaunders Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Hi , I setup Oscommerce 2.2 n my server without too much pain . But, shouldnt there be a login for the admin section ? I can go straight to it without any password or user verification....... martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msaunders Posted September 12, 2002 Author Share Posted September 12, 2002 Its ok, I got it sorted.... I used htaccess ... thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Its ok, I got it sorted.... I used htaccess ... thanks I really struggled with .htaccess. Is password protecting a dir at server level as good or should I really use .htaccess? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Its ok, I got it sorted.... I used htaccess ... thanks I really struggled with .htaccess. Is password protecting a dir at server level as good or should I really use .htaccess? John Password protecting a directory in general can lead to problems... Depending on how you set it up, other files may not be able to access anything in that directory. .htacces is just about the mostful thing available to a webmaster. use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Password protecting a directory in general can lead to problems... Depending on how you set it up, other files may not be able to access anything in that directory. .htacces is just about the mostful thing available to a webmaster. use it. I am trying to get my head around .htaccess and .htpasswd but no joy. I have this in my .htaccess file: AuthType Basic AuthName "john" AuthUserFile /home/delicatadeuk/passwords/.htpasswd <Limit GET POST> require valid-user </Limit> Is this right? I have looked through loads of posts in the forum and still looking. Someone please help a very green webmaster. I need to get this sorted as I have to offer a quote for an e-com site this week. TIA :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkeats Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 Password protecting a directory in general can lead to problems... Depending on how you set it up, other files may not be able to access anything in that directory. .htacces is just about the mostful thing available to a webmaster. use it. I am trying to get my head around .htaccess and .htpasswd but no joy. I have this in my .htaccess file: AuthType Basic AuthName "john" AuthUserFile /home/delicatadeuk/passwords/.htpasswd <Limit GET POST> require valid-user </Limit> Is this right? I have looked through loads of posts in the forum and still looking. Someone please help a very green webmaster. I need to get this sorted as I have to offer a quote for an e-com site this week. TIA :?: take a look at this page, it should help. Its the one I personally use to set up mysql, php and apache, not to mention my htaccess/htpasswd files. Linux Guruz Htaccess Page There is a contribution that does admin level access, its in the contributions, you should check it out. (use htaccess to compliment it ;) ) and Good luck. Thomas Keats A signature is something that reflects its user. - The dictionary The question is not, 'to code, or not to code' the question is, 'if we do not code, are we really alive?' -- anonymous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammy507 Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Ok...Ive lost my admin password, which file can I find it in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shubbert Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 How do I change my admin username and password Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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