Askapache Password Protect Plug In

internationalhardman
(@internationalhardman)

18 years ago

Hi folks

I am trying to toughen up my blog against hacks etc. and have tried to install the above plugin as suggested by wordpress.

I downloaded the .rar file, unzipped it, then uploaded it into wp-content/plugins .dir.

When I hit activate to activate the plugin i get this message.

Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare aa_pp_options_setup1() (previously declared in /home/ladyboym/public_html/wp-content/plugins/askapache-password-protect/askapache-password-protect.php:51) in /home/ladyboym/public_html/wp-content/plugins/askapache-password-protect/askapache-password-protect.php on line 52

Can anybody point out where I am going wrong?

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Michael Torbert
(@hallsofmontezuma)

WordPress Virtuoso

18 years ago

I don’t know, but someone else was having an unrelated problem with that plugin this morning (it locked him out completely of wp-admin).

Try WP Security Scan

Thread Starter internationalhardman
(@internationalhardman)

18 years ago

Thanks a lot for your help mate… much appreciated

tonicwater
(@tonicwater)

18 years ago

Hi Hall, strange, I’m facing this same issue you described. Once the plugin is activated, and new password submitted, entire wp-admin is locked out. Tried it on several new installs and over different hosting companies and am getting same result. Anyone any suggestion?

ollythebuilder
(@ollythebuilder)

18 years ago

hmmn, same deal here…using 4.2.4, with 2.5.1, on Lunarpages.

getting a 404, and locked out of admin.

have scoured AA’s site, and comments, tried everyone’s workarounds, but it’s the same problem.

…one thing, on clicking the config tab of teh AAPP plugin, i get two failures…

Test for mod_security capability [ FAILED ]
503 Response: 200 OK

and

Test for PLAIN encryption capability [ FAILED ]
200 Response: 401 Unauthorized
401 Response:: 401 Unauthorized

…which maybe means I shouldn’t be trying to install the plugin anyway! I tried deleting wp’s existing htaccess files to get around these errors but they’re still there.

I wonder, any other clues? or could it be lunarpages server?

Sheri Grey
(@designsimply)

17 years, 11 months ago

ollythebuilder, I’m sure you have resolved this by now, but you should delete the wp-admin/.htaccess file to deactivate the effects of the AskApache Password Plugin, not the .htaccess file created by WordPress in the main WordPress folder.