Title: apache authentication problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# apache authentication problem

 *  [2b3 Productions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/im3ngs/)
 * (@im3ngs)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-authentication-problem/)
 * I have WordPress installed in its own folder “wordpress” in the root directory.
   Also in the root directory is another folder that I can access directly [http://www.mysite.com/myFolder](http://www.mysite.com/myFolder),
   of course, for other purposes.
 * However, whenever I setup .htaccess within “myFolder” to use http authentication
   for that folder, WordPress calls up a error 404. I cannot access the [http://www.mysite.com/myFolder](http://www.mysite.com/myFolder)
   any longer. It also does not bring up the login/password dialogue as expected.
   All I see is the WordPress’ Error 404 (theme) page.
 * The .htaccess in the root folder is using the standard redirect for wordpress:
 *  RewriteBase /wordpress/
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d [NC] RewriteCond%{
   REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f [NC] RewriteRule . /wordpress/index.php [L]
 * Does anyone have a clue? What am I missing?

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 * [error404](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/error404/)
 * [htaccess](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/htaccess/)

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 * Last reply from: [2b3 Productions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/im3ngs/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-authentication-problem/)
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