Two layer protection for your LiteCart using htaccess. In Package there is a “admin” folder which has to be password protected.
- Rename the "admin" folder to "admincart" or anything else.
- Password protect the "admincart" folder using htaccess.
- Now you have two sets of user/password in your record.
- Login only with this URL path https://yoursite/admincart/
- Login using Firefox browser for best security.
- When you visit Dashboard URL a Popup will Appear.
- Use the htaccess user/password on popup window.
- Now you will see the LiteCart Login Screen.
- Use your LiteCart user/password to Login to Admin.
- Both Passwords can be saved in firefox for ease.
- Use a master password in Firefox to protect data.
Easy way of Two Step Authentication in LiteCart.
Apache HTTP Server Tutorial: .htaccess files
f you jumped directly to this part of the document to find out how to do authentication, it is important to note one thing. There is a common misconception that you are required to use .htaccess files in order to implement password authentication. This is not the case.
Limiting web access using passwords.
Although you cannot password protect a single document, you can require a userid and password to access a directory. Thus any and all documents stored in that directory cannot be view without entering the proper userid and password. For example, you create a directory called "private" that you want to restrict access so that only a select few friends or customers could see the file(s) in it.