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.htaccess password protected folder goes to 404 page

I've stumbled upon a strange issue. Lets say I have folder in main domain directory: /myfolder

When I try to access index of files in this folder I go to: myurl.com/myfolder And it works without any problems. Now when I put .htaccess with password protection in this folder like:

AuthUserFile /home/mywebsite/.htpasssomerandomname
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Authentication Required"
Require valid-user

Suddenly instead of asking me for password when I try to access myurl.com/myfolder I get 404 wordpress template page. Below is my .htaccess in main WordPress folder.

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

Any ideas what might be a problem?

Solution

  • I don't understand why but it seems adding below line to .htaccess inside protected folder fixed this issue:

    ErrorDocument 401 "Authorisation Required"

    I've found this fix online but without explanation why it actually works that way. It just feels like it really shouldn't be like that.