.htaccess file password problem

I need to know how to set the .htaccess file up so whenever someone tries to download a file it asks for a username and password. So far I've only succeded in locking down a directory and not the files.

Now the real problem is this:

- Folder with files.
- index.php <- this file lists all of the files in the directory.
- Download 1
- Download 2

So I don't know if it's possible to lock down the files and not the dir. :confused:

[QUOTE='[NoFear]']I need to know how to set the .htaccess file up so whenever someone tries to download a file it asks for a username and password. So far I've only succeded in locking down a directory and not the files.

Now the real problem is this:

- Folder with files.
- index.php <- this file lists all of the files in the directory.
- Download 1
- Download 2

So I don't know if it's possible to lock down the files and not the dir. :confused:[/QUOTE]

as far as i know htaccess works on a "per directory" basis and not "per file", so if you want to protect your files do something like this:

/downloads/index.php <--- your downoload page that links to files in "/files"
/files/.htaccess <-- your .htaccess file that locks down your "/files" directory and all the files in it.
/files/file1.zip
/files/file2.zip
/files/file3.zip


hope that helps

thing is there can be several 100 files and I don't want to link all those, it'll take ages so I've made an automatic listing script that looks at bit like the open dir. but if I can make it list a sub dir and not the dir it's in then perhaps it's possible.