[SOLVED] Not to password protect a php in Apache

Issue

I have Apache httpd installed on my CentOS 7. By adding the following code in httpd.conf, I can password protect my website

<Directory /var/www/html>
  AuthType Basic
  AuthName "Restricted Files"
  AuthBasicProvider file
  AuthUserFile /var/www/password/htpasswd
  Require user validUser

  <Files index.php>
    Require all granted
  </Files>
</Directory>

Since I want to have /var/www/html/index.php not password protected, Require all granted is added as shown. This, however, still requires me username and password. Please help, thanks ^^

Solution

Don't protect the complete directory but protect using a LocationMatch:

<LocationMatch "^/(?!index\.php).|index\.php.+$">
  AuthType Basic
  AuthName "Restricted Files"
  AuthBasicProvider file
  AuthUserFile /var/www/password/htpasswd
  Require user validUser
</LocationMatch>

Answered By - Matthias Wimmer

Answer Checked By - David Goodson (WPSolving Volunteer)