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Rick Rakin
6,531 PointsWhat to watch to learn to make a password protected preview area
I like the idea of hosting a client's website on my own while it is being written so the client can watch progress. I'd like to password protect it so the general public could not see it.
I have no idea what to learn to do this. Which Treehouse track should I watch to learn this skill? If this is a bad idea for some reason, why?
3 Answers
James Barnett
39,199 PointsIt's not covered on Treehouse but it's not that hard to do.
Here's a tutorial on how to password protect a directory using htaccess
Kevin Korte
28,149 PointsYep, James posted a good link. I did this just as that article says so that I could develop a website for the company and others could view it without it being "live".
Rick Rakin
6,531 PointsThanks!