.htaccess problem

hello, I have disabled directory browsing for all folders on my server and
written a .htaccess allowing it for one folder.

I would like to know what to put in a .htaccess file so that full access to
all directories is enabled for only two IP addresses. Is this possible?

Any help would be appreciated.

R.

why use .htaccess? unless you really need to, it uses more server
resources than simply setting this up globally (server will search for
and read .htaccess files in every folder when files are requested... )
plus you'll need to put the .htaccess file in every folder, and modify
every instance of it when you make changes.

two things to try - complex method first, simple workaround second:

(potentially) complex option - in httpd.conf try the following for your
directories (haven't tested it yet, ought to work, but may need to be
debugged or produce unforeseen consequences)

Options Indexes
AllowOverride Limit
<Limit OPTIONS>
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
Allow from (insert IP address 1)
Allow from (insert IP address 2)
</Limit>

this will of course kill all other options you have set for any user not
from the listed ip addresses, unless you really do set options to "all"
globally then restrict "indexes" on a per-directory basis... i don't
know if there's another way to set specific options on a per-IP basis.

simple option - disable directory browsing globally. set up a virtual
host on the same domain name and IP but a different port - then disallow
access to this host for anyone except the two IP addresses (order allow,
deny; deny from all; allow from IP#). use the same root directory. allow
directory browsing for the virtual host only. all other options leave as
set by the "main" server settings - you'll have effectively mirrored
your entire site, without having to use convoluted setups. access the
directories you wish to browse by connecting at the second port number
rather than port 80 - <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://my.site:port#/" target="_blank">http://my.site:port#/</a>

hope this helps.

-josh

rusty wrote:

 >hello, I have disabled directory browsing for all folders on my server and
 >written a .htaccess allowing it for one folder.
 >
 >I would like to know what to put in a .htaccess file so that full access to
 >all directories is enabled for only two IP addresses. Is this possible?
 >
 >Any help would be appreciated.
 >
 >R.
 >
 >
 >
 >

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