Allowing full access to apache subdirectory

Usually, people will set basic authentication for apache directory (normally /var/www/html in centos). The reason is to protect the directory from unauthorized access. But what if a subdirectory inside (let say /var/www/html/mydirectory) needs full access? This is where .htaccess file comes into picture. To allow access to /var/www/html/mydirectory while maintaining authentication for /var/www/html, just follow below steps:

1. Go to /var/www/html/mydirectory

# cd /var/www/html/mydirectory

2. Create .htaccess file

# touch .htaccess

3. Put below items into that .htaccess file

Allow from all

Satisfy Any

4. You can try access http://servername/mydirectory using your browser. If still cannot access without password, try restart your apache

# httpd -k graceful

That's all :)