[ms4w-users] ms4w - Application protection with password]

[E.Stefanakis]

In fact, the reason for this problem was that I had replaced the
initial httpd_gmap.conf file:

Alias /gmap/ "/ms4w/apps/gmap/htdocs/"

<Directory "/ms4w/apps/gmap/htdocs/">
  AllowOverride None
  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Multiviews
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from all
</Directory>

with the one proposed in the Installation Notes:

Alias /gmap/ "/ms4w/apps/gmap/htdocs/"

<Directory "/ms4w/apps/gmap/htdocs/">
  AllowOverride AuthConfig
  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Multiviews
</Directory>

This was wrong...
I had to replace ONLY the  [AllowOverride None] line with the [AllowOverride 
AuthConfig]
line... i.e., the updated httpd_gmap.conf file is:

Alias /gmap/ "/ms4w/apps/gmap/htdocs/"

<Directory "/ms4w/apps/gmap/htdocs/">
  AllowOverride AuthConfig
  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Multiviews
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from all
</Directory>


Emmanuel.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff McKenna" <jmckenna at dmsolutions.ca>
To: "ms4w-users" <ms4w-users at lists.maptools.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:27 PM
Subject: [Fwd: Re: [ms4w-users] ms4w - Application protection with password]


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>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [ms4w-users] ms4w - Application protection with password
> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:17:34 +0200
> From: E.Stefanakis <estef at hua.gr>
> To: Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at dmsolutions.ca>
> References: <34ABD652D82543DC8507FE66719314C1 at emmanuelPC> 
> <47BB2DDC.7000709 at dmsolutions.ca><9CD6D27C041D4C4D970479CC275AF219 at emmanuelPC> 
> <47BD8FC7.1040905 at dmsolutions.ca>
>
> the appl. protection worked ! Thanks !!!
>
> Emmanuel.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff McKenna" <jmckenna at dmsolutions.ca>
> To: <ms4w-users at lists.maptools.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 4:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [ms4w-users] ms4w - Application protection with password
>
>
>> 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.
>>>>>
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