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raymor · 01-25-2012, 05:18 PM

Do you have a secondary processor? One particular processor will hose your .htpasswd and .htaccess files with their default script.

Before fixing it next time, look at the ctime, or inide change time. That will tell you exactly when the change was probably made.

Also that can happen when you edit a file. Say you download it, change it, delete the old, then upload the new. The new file will have default permissions, 644. You should instead overwrite the old file without deleting it.

01-25-2012, 05:18 PM
raymor Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,745	Do you have a secondary processor? One particular processor will hose your .htpasswd and .htaccess files with their default script. Before fixing it next time, look at the ctime, or inide change time. That will tell you exactly when the change was probably made. Also that can happen when you edit a file. Say you download it, change it, delete the old, then upload the new. The new file will have default permissions, 644. You should instead overwrite the old file without deleting it. __________________ For historical display only. This information is not current: support@bettercgi.com ICQ 7208627 Strongbox - The next generation in site security Throttlebox - The next generation in bandwidth control Clonebox - Backup and disaster recovery on steroids