Can't access admin.php in a subdomain

Client Joined: Oct 07, 2003 Posts: 735 Location: Ohio

I've installed this package maybe 20 times and can't figure this latest one out. My latest install is on a subdomain where I want to do development work. I can't access the admin.php page. I get stuck at the auth popup box asking for my login. It won't accept what I put in at the...

"Main Site Configuration Settings" step

I haven't even gotten past stetup to enable anything.

If I keep trying I'll get banned on Ravens server...again!

registered · Site Admin Joined: Jun 04, 2004 Posts: 6437

Check the path to the authentication file in htaccess?

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:18 am

kguske wrote:

Check the path to the authentication file in htaccess?

Where exactly can I check the path? If you mean in NukeSentinal then I can't reach the ACP so how can I check it.

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:31 am

This is the .htacces file there now.

Code:

Options All -Indexes


DirectoryIndex index.php index.htm index.html


FileETag none





# -------------------------------------------


# For faster load times.


# -------------------------------------------


<IfModule mod_expires.c>


   ExpiresActive On


   # ExpiresDefault A86400


   ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 1 month"


   ExpiresByType application/x-javascript "access plus 5 minutes"


   ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 5 minutes"


   ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 month"


   ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 month"


   ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 month"


   ExpiresByType text/plain "access plus 15 minutes"


   ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash "access plus 1 month"


   ExpiresByType video/x-flv "access plus 1 month"


   ExpiresByType application/pdf "access plus 1 month"


   ExpiresByType text/html "access plus 5 minutes"


   ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 5 minutes"


   ExpiresByType application/x-javascript "access plus 5 minutes"


</IfModule>





# -------------------------------------------


# Start of NukeSentinel(tm) admin.php Auth


# -------------------------------------------


<Files .ftaccess>


  deny from all


</Files>





<Files .staccess>


  deny from all


</Files>





# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


# Leave this block commented out unless HTTPAuth is NOT available in your NukeSentinel(tm) Admin Panel.


# This code is mainly for use with CGI Authentication and most servers do not require it.


# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


# <Files admin.php>


#    <Limit GET POST PUT>


#       require valid-user


#    </Limit>


#    AuthName "Restricted"


#    AuthType Basic


#   AuthUserFile /path/to/your/.staccess


# </Files>


# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------





# -------------------------------------------


# Start of NukeSentinel(tm) DENY FROM area


# -------------------------------------------

registered · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:57 am

I have run into this before and unfortunately, it is inheriting your .htaccess control upon the admin.php from your root domain. I wish Apache wouldn't do this, but I had this problem to long back and decided to never use a subdomain for nuke under another nuke subdomain.

What you could try is uncomment the admin auth lines and change the path to .staccess to what you have in the root domain, but with the subdomain directory tacked on. See if that works. Assuming that you want admin auth on the sub-domain.

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:16 am

This is completely untested, but I've been reading up on it, Try this, if it doesnt work, just comment out the lines.

In your public_html/.htaccess file, find the lines that are <Files admin.php>

Should be similar to this:

<Files admin.php>
<Limit GET POST PUT>
require valid-user
</Limit>
AuthName "Restricted"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /path/to/your/.staccess
</Files>

Wrap them in :
<Directory /path/to/your/public_html/>

</Directory>

So it should look like:

<Directory /path/to/your/public_html/>
<Files admin.php>
<Limit GET POST PUT>
require valid-user
</Limit>
AuthName "Restricted"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /path/to/your/.staccess
</Files>
</Directory>

Ussually, and I mean ussually, it is /home/cpanel-username/public_html

Dont show us the path, as you can see it would contain your cpanel username.

And if this works, Please let us know, would be a good thing to add to RN, so we can avoid this subdomain issue all together.

If not, comment out the <Directory /path/to/your/public_html> and the </Directory>

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:31 pm

montego wrote:

I have run into this before and unfortunately, it is inheriting your .htaccess control upon the admin.php from your root domain. I wish Apache wouldn't do this, but I had this problem to long back and decided to never use a subdomain for nuke under another nuke subdomain.

What you could try is uncomment the admin auth lines and change the path to .staccess to what you have in the root domain, but with the subdomain directory tacked on. See if that works. Assuming that you want admin auth on the sub-domain.

Doesn't work. Will not accept my user or pass.

How can I turn off all the .htaccess and just use a directory password from cpanel.

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:17 pm

I also went back to version RavenNuke_v2.10.00 to see if it was any different.

Still the same problem.

I have done this before but now it won't work.

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:35 am

Donovan, unfortunately I am not an .htaccess guru. I was thinking that you may be able to put in another directive regarding <Files admin.php> and somehow tell it to allow or not require user. But, I don't know how to do it and do not have the time to research it.

Like I said up above, I never got it working (but this was three years back) and since then, I've just stayed away from running two nukes in this configuration.

Can you protect just a single file via cpanel? I've only done directories. But, that doesn't mean you cannot. If you can by file, then comment out the NS directives for admin.php in your root domain, put HTTPAuth on it from cPanel in the root as well as in your sub-domain admin.php and see if it works.

Worker Joined: Jan 18, 2008 Posts: 143

Did you make a new database? I just ran a quick test everything installed smoothly. Except the fact that, I had to use the nuke setup page for god admin. For some reason the setup file did not process properly. Then you have to configure preferences to make sure your url for the mailer for your user registration is set.