Add this in the Apache configuration file:
<Directory document_root_for_the_site >
AuthType Basic
AuthName “Restricted access area”
AuthUserFile path_to_passwords_file
Require user username1 username2
</Directory>
AuthType Basic
AuthName “Restricted access area”
AuthUserFile path_to_passwords_file
Require user username1 username2
</Directory>
The Require user parameter could have a list of usernames space-separated.
Usually path_to_passwords_file is /etc/httpd/passwords
If you can’t find the file:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/howto/auth.html
Launch this command:
htpasswd path_to_passwords_file username
Restart the server
