While I can't remember the exact steps for generate the auths file I list below (which contains the encrypted passwords), this post is meant to serve as a reminder of how to setup Basic authentication on an apache box.
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I ran into a fun one just now. I had compiled PHP and memcached properly, adding the extension="memcached.so" configuration line to the php config file, but it wouldn't load.
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Following in the footsteps of my post
AWS EC2 Micro Instance Setup, I wanted to devote a full-post to how I've setup my box's FTP to allow for a pretty secure, decentralized, login system. Worth noting is that some commands are based on the post above being followed (eg. aliases were created to restart the ftp server, etc.).
As mentioned in my previous post
Logging into my first AWS micro instance, I've setup my first micro instance for my own personal sites. And having done so, here is the setup I'm following for this instance. While it's not the most secure, it'll do for my small testing and play-sites.