401 forwarding

  • Resolved humpataa

    (@humpataa)


    1 year, 11 months ago

    Hi, I’ve installed WordPress on a site and need a separate (non WordPress) webpage in a subdirectory of the same installation. This works when accessed by going to “https://site.com/privatearea/index.php”. However, as soon as I password protect this directory via htaccess, WordPress forwards me to a “nothing here” webpage. It seems to detect a 401 (?), but “takes care” instead of letting the webserver ask for login. What am I missing here? How can I fix this? Any hint is appreciated.

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  • Thread Starter humpataa

    (@humpataa)

    solution: add “ErrorDocument 401 default” to the base htaccess file to prevent WordPress from interfering when it gets to password protected directories.

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