Our web server runs HTTPD, which allows for the use of '.htaccess' files to control server behavior for your website. To take advantage of this, simply use a text editor to create a filed called '.htaccess' and put it in your '~/public_html' directory. Here are some examples of '.htaccess' file contents:
Redirect to another directory
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Simple password protection
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Where '.htpasswd' is a password file created by running the commmand:
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You can always add more users to this file later by running the same command without the '-c' directive. More information on this command can be found here.
Allow access only to users from within the UM network
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This is just a taste of the power of '.htaccess' files. For more information, see this page.