Archive for November, 2009

Placing Authentication directives directly into httpd.conf instead of using .htaccess

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

The purpose of using the “distributed configuration file” .htaccess is so that users may control authentication. It can also be set in the Apache configuration file httpd.conf WITHOUT using the .htaccess file. This can improve server performance as the server will not have to look for the .htaccess file in each subdirectory. 

<Directory /path/to/public_html/membersonly>  AllowOverride AuthConfig  AuthName "Add message visitors will see here. Keep Out!"  AuthType Basic  AuthUserFile /path/to/public_html/membersonly.htpasswd  AuthGroupFile /dev/null  require user name-of-user  </Directory>

Require user is optional. There is a lot of good information about httpd.conf, .htaccess in a tutorial at this link. http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialApacheAddingLoginSiteProtection.html

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Clean install with Windows 7 Upgrade media: How does that work exactly?

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

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Excerpt: One of the many remaining questions about the Windows 7 Upgrade media is how, exactly, a clean install will work with this version of the OS. On the Microsoft Store, the company simply notes the following: If you have Windows Vista, you can purchase Windows 7 Upgrade versions. You can do a clean install (back up your files, clean install, and reinstall your applications) or an in-place upgrade (Windows 7 installs over Windows Vista). If you have Windows XP or Windows 2000, you can purchase Windows 7 Upgrade versions. But you must back up your files, clean install, and reinstall your applications. OK, but what does “clean…

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