[ms4w-users] ms4w - Application protection with password

[Jeff McKenna]

I'm not sure exactly what is happening, but here are my thoughts:

- extract and install a fresh ms4w on another drive (to make sure there 
are no apache httpd.conf changes conflicting)
- install gmap on that fresh ms4w and follow steps 1-5 again exactly 
asis (and only steps 1-5)
- load the gmap application in your browser

another note: if you are looking for WMS authentication that is another 
subject totally, which i honestly don't know anything about.

-jeff




E.Stefanakis wrote:
> Dear Jeff
> 
> I get back the HTTP 403 - Forbitten message...
> 
> I tried it with my application as well and I got the same message.
> However, when I acceess this application (ITE) through a WMS URL
> 
> http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=/ms4w/apps/ITE/htdocs/WMS/infocharta.map&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&LAYERS=nomos_irakliou,dhmoi_irakliou&BBOX=553530,3864020,653540,3925230&STYLES=&SRS=EPSG:2100&WIDTH=500&HEIGHT=306&FORMAT=image/png 
> 
> 
> it works without any authorization...
> 
> Thanks again for your assistance!
> 
> Emmanuel.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff McKenna" <jmckenna at dmsolutions.ca>
> To: <ms4w-users at lists.maptools.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 9:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [ms4w-users] ms4w - Application protection with password
> 
> 
>> What happens when you download the MS4W addon package "PHP/MapScript 
>> Sample Application" and followed steps 1 to 5 exactly in 
>> http://www.maptools.org/ms4w/index.phtml?page=README_INSTALL.html#password-protection-configuration-for-applications 
>> ?
>>
>> -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>> E.Stefanakis wrote:
>>> Dear friends
>>>
>>> I have defined the following (as described in the ms4w installation 
>>> notes) in order to protect an ms4w application with password; but it 
>>> does not work...
>>> (I tried it in Windows Vista)
>>>
>>> =============
>>> The application resides at c:/ms4w/apps/ITE/htdocs
>>>
>>> The C:\ms4w\apps\ITE\htdocs\ht.acl file contains the following:
>>>
>>>    AuthType Basic
>>>    AuthUserFile "c:/ms4w/Apache/bin/passwdkml.txt"
>>>    AuthName "Password Required"
>>>
>>>    require valid-user
>>>  The C:\ms4w\httpd.d\httpd_ITE.conf file contains the following:
>>>
>>>    Alias /ITE/ "/ms4w/apps/ITE/htdocs/"
>>>
>>>    <Directory "/ms4w/apps/ITE/htdocs/">
>>>      AllowOverride AuthConfig
>>>      Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Multiviews
>>>    </Directory>
>>>
>>> I have also added the following to the C:\ms4w\Apache\conf\httpd.conf
>>>
>>>    AccessFileName  ht.acl .htcaccess
>>>
>>> ================
>>>
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>> Emmanuel.
>>>

Jeff McKenna
DM Solutions Group Inc.
http://www.dmsolutions.ca