More Mod_Auth_MySQL Tips

by damonp on August 21, 2006

in SysAdmin

Adding mod_auth_mysql (v3.0) to an Apache server already using basic authentication breaks the basic authentication. Mod_auth_mysql seems to supersede any other authentication schemas. A simple workaround I found was to explictly turn off Mod_auth_mysql using a .htaccess for those directories that will still use basic authentication.

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