Anything uploaded to the document root (www, htdocs, public_html folder) of your web server is visible to the public that is why its always recommended to store confidential information outside the document root. But if you want that information to be accessed by selected people then you need to put it in a directory inside the document root and password protect it. Even thought server side languages like PHP and ASP can be used to handle authentication it can be cumbersome. So the htaccess and htpasswd can be used to simplify the whole process and make your life easier. Lets go step-by-stepContinue Reading…