How to remove .htaccess password protection from a subdirectory

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I have password protected my entire website using .htaccess but I would like to expose one of the sub directories so that it can be viewed without a password.

How can I disable htaccess password protection for a sub directory? Specifically what is the .htaccess syntax.

Here is my .htaccess file that is placed in the root of my ftp.

AuthName "Site Administratrion"
AuthUserFile /dir/.htpasswd
AuthGroupFile /dev/null

AuthName secure
AuthType Basic
require user username1
order allow,deny
allow from all
subdirectory password-protection .htaccess
6 Answers

Here is a way to allow subdirectory "foo" through the basic authentication from the main .htaccess file on a site:

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Password Required"
AuthUserFile /dir/.htpasswd
Require expr %{REQUEST_URI} =~ m#^/foo/#
Require valid-user

Note: This works in Apache 2.4. I have not confirmed for earlier versions.

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