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Hi all,
Have a wee curly issue here at the moment and hopefully a genius will shine light and make feel daft….

I use the .htaccess rule to remove the index.php from URI
I have a folder deeper down the tree that uses it’s own .htaccess file to require a password to gain access to its content.

With the site “on” (control panel) It doesnt work: I get to the folder without a security pop up asking my name and pass and my index page (no 404 defined)

Turn the site “off” (control panel) It works: Up pops the window asking four user/pass…this is totally separate to my EE install as I use these folders for clients who bypass the site all together (http://www.mysite.com/clients/client01)

Now I’m not big on php, let alone .htaccess files but I realise there is a conflict somewhere and dont know where to find it (In the .htacess file for the protected directory I have added

# rewrite rules
RewriteEngine Off

and still doesnt work

Any help, light, inspiration anyone can offer is greatly appreciated

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You can exclude that folder from the rule that directs everything to index.php

Something like

# This excludes the folder /foo from the rule
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/foo(.*)$ 
# And redirect everything else to index.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]

Then you would just need another .htacess file in /foo to password protect it, but I think you’ve got that

OK, your suggestion has not worked (at least by my implementation)

.htaccess file at site root

# rewrite rules
RewriteEngine On

# This excludes the folder /foo from the rule
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/Clients(.*)$

# ditch index.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]

Folder structure:
root>public_html>Clients>Foo

I figured I would “exempt” the parent folder “Clients” rather than specify any further down the tree.

As I said, works when site is turned “off” so file inside “protected folder works… have I missed something simple *crosses fingers*

Cannot believe how busy these forums are.