php - facing issue with htpasswd in wordpress site -
i trying develop http authentication in 1 of wordpress site.
i have done below code this.
in .htaccess file @ root folder.
# begin wordpress <ifmodule mod_rewrite.c> rewriteengine on rewritebase /htpass_wordpress/ rewriterule ^index\.php$ - [l] rewritecond %{request_filename} !-f rewritecond %{request_filename} !-d rewriterule . /htpass_wordpress/index.php [l] </ifmodule> # end wordpress
i have created 1 more.htaccess file wp-admin folder.
authtype basic authuserfile /htpass_wordpress/wp-admin/.htpasswd authname "my private area" require valid-user
i have created 1 htpasswd file , put in wp-admin( same directory htaccess wp-admin stored).
i have stored user name , base 64 encrypted password in file.
now when access wp-admin area, pop appears ask login. provide username/pass , allows me access wp-admin. gives me 500 server error.
does 1 know going wrong?