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====== Password Protect your Wordpress Webpage ======

**Setup Basic Authentication**\\

Create a .htpasswd fire.\\
<code>htpasswd -c /path/to/.htpasswd username</code>

Add the following lines to the .htaccess file.\\
<code>AuthType Basic
AuthName "Restricted Area"
AuthUserFile /path/to/.htpasswd
Require valid-user</code>
//Ensure the AuthUserFile path matches where you stored the .htpasswd file//
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**If Authentication Isn't Working**\\

Modify the httpd.conf file to allow .htaccess authentication\\
<code>AllowOverride AuthConfig</code>

Restart Apache to apply.
<code>sudo service apache2 restart</code>
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**Change Username**
<code>htpasswd /path/to/.htpasswd new_username</code>
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**Change Password**
<code>htpasswd /path/to/.htpasswd username</code>
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**Remove Username**
<code>htpasswd -D /path/to/.htpasswd username</code>
you can also edit the file, each line is a user.\\
<code>sudo nano /path/to/.htpasswd</code>