....or it is and I've missed something.
So I have a website that can only be accessed via certain IPs. A new development is that I want some of the pages on the site to be open and freely available to everyone regardless of IP - lets say www.mywebsite/opendir/coolstuff and www.mywebsite/opendir/morecoolstuff
To that end I have the following in my .htaccess:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule .* - [E=REQUEST_URI:%{REQUEST_URI}]
SetEnvIf REQUEST_URI "opendir.*$" REQUIREAUTH=false
<If "reqenv('REQUIREAUTH') != 'false'">
# Require authentication for external access
AuthName "Please Log In"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserfile /path/to/pswd
Require valid-user
Require ip 1.1.1.1
Require ip 2.2.2.2
Require ip 3.3.3.3
</If>
I've been on this for hours. My phpinfo is showing that the REQUEST_URI is set correctly. My major niggle is that it is a dynamic URL CMS but I'm sure I've done all I can around that.
Put me out of my misery.
Edit. The full .htaccess is here minus my amendments
#################################################################################################
# START PROCESSWIRE HTACCESS DIRECTIVES
# @version 3.0
# @htaccessVersion 301
#################################################################################################
#
# Upgrading htaccess (or index) version 300 to 301
# ---------------------------------------------
# If you never modified your previous .htaccess file, then you can simply replace it with this
# one. If you have modified your .htaccess file, then you will want to copy/paste some updates
# to the old one instead:
# If your htaccess/index version is 300, upgrade to this version by replacing all of sections #5
# and #15 (Access Restrictions). Also take a look at section #9, which you might also consider
# replacing if using HTTPS, though it is not required. (For instance, HSTS might be worthwhile)
#
# Following that, optionally review the rest of the file to see if there are any other changes
# you also want to apply. Sections tagged "(v301)" are new or have significant changes.
#
# When finished, add a line at the top identical to the "htaccessVersion 301" that you see at
# the top of this file. This tells ProcessWire your .htaccess file is up-to-date.
#
# Resolving 500 errors
# ---------------------------------------------
# Depending on your server, some htaccess rules may not be compatible and result in a 500 error.
# If you experience this, find all instances of the term "(500)" in this file for suggestions on
# things you can change to resolve 500 errors.
#
# Optional features
# ---------------------------------------------
# Many of the rules in this .htaccess file are optional and commented out by default. While the
# defaults are okay for many, you may want to review each section in this .htaccess file for
# optional rules that you can enable to increase security, speed or best practices. To quickly
# locate all optional rules, search this file for all instances of "(O)".
#
# If using a load balancer
# ---------------------------------------------
# If using a load balancer (like those available from AWS) some htaccess rules will need to
# change. Search this file for instances of "(L)" for details.
#
# ---------------------------------------------
# 1. Apache Options
#
# Note: If you experience a (500) error, it may indicate your host does not allow setting one or
# more of these options. First try replacing the +FollowSymLinks with +SymLinksifOwnerMatch.
# If that does not work, try commenting them all out, then uncommenting one at a time to
# determine which one is the source of the 500 error.
# ---------------------------------------------
# Do not show directory indexes (strongly recommended)
Options -Indexes
# Do not use multiviews (v301)
Options -MultiViews
# Do follow symbolic links
Options +FollowSymLinks
# Options +SymLinksifOwnerMatch
# Character encoding: Serve text/html or text/plain as UTF-8
AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
# ---------------------------------------------
# 2. ErrorDocument settings: Have ProcessWire handle 404s
#
# For options and optimizations (O) see:
# https://processwire.com/blog/posts/optimizing-404s-in-processwire/
# ---------------------------------------------
ErrorDocument 404 /index.php
# ---------------------------------------------
# 3. Handle request for missing favicon.ico/robots.txt files (no ending quote for Apache 1.3)
# ---------------------------------------------
<Files favicon.ico>
ErrorDocument 404 "The requested file favicon.ico was not found.
</Files>
<Files robots.txt>
ErrorDocument 404 "The requested file robots.txt was not found.
</Files>
# ---------------------------------------------
# 4. Protect from XSS with Apache headers
# ---------------------------------------------
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
# prevent site from being loaded in an iframe on another site
# you will need to remove this one if you want to allow external iframes
Header always append X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN
# To prevent cross site scripting (IE8+ proprietary)
Header set X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block"
# Optionally (O) prevent mime-based attacks via content sniffing (IE+Chrome)
# Header set X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"
</IfModule>
# ---------------------------------------------
# 5. Prevent access to various types of files (v301)
#
# Note that some of these rules are duplicated by RewriteRules or other .htaccess files, as we
# try to maintain two layers of protection when/where possible.
# ---------------------------------------------
# 5A. Block access to inc, info, info.json/php, module/php, sh, sql and composer files
# ---------------------------------------------
<FilesMatch "\.(inc|info|info\.(json|php)|module|module\.php|sh|sql)$|^\..*$|composer\.(json|lock)$">
<IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
Require all denied
</IfModule>
<IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
Order allow,deny
</IfModule>
</FilesMatch>
# 5B. Block bak, conf, dist, ini, log, orig, sh, sql, swo, swp, ~, and more
# ---------------------------------------------
<FilesMatch "(^#.*#|\.(bak|conf|dist|in[ci]|log|orig|sh|sql|sw[op])|~)$">
<IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
Require all denied
</IfModule>
<IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
Order allow,deny
</IfModule>
</FilesMatch>
# ---------------------------------------------
# 6. Override a few PHP settings that can't be changed at runtime (not required)
# Note: try commenting out this entire section below if getting Apache (500) errors.
# ---------------------------------------------
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
php_flag magic_quotes_gpc off
php_flag magic_quotes_sybase off
php_flag register_globals off
</IfModule>
# ---------------------------------------------
# 7. Set default directory index files
# ---------------------------------------------
DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.htm
# ---------------------------------------------
# 8. Enable Apache mod_rewrite (required)
# ---------------------------------------------
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
# 8A. Optionally (O) set a rewrite base if rewrites are not working properly on your server.
# ---------------------------------------------
# In addition, if your site directory starts with a "~" you will most likely have to use this.
# https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewritebase
# Examples of RewriteBase (root and subdirectories):
# RewriteBase /
# RewriteBase /pw/
# RewriteBase /~user/
# 8B. Set an environment variable so the installer can detect that mod_rewrite is active.
# ---------------------------------------------
# Note that some web hosts don't support this. If you get a (500) error, try commenting out this
# SetEnv line below.
<IfModule mod_env.c>
SetEnv HTTP_MOD_REWRITE On
</IfModule>
# ---------------------------------------------
# 9. Optionally Force HTTPS (O)
# ---------------------------------------------
# Note that on some web hosts you may need to replace %{HTTPS} with %{ENV:HTTPS} in order
# for it to work (in sections 9A and 9D below). If on a load balancer or proxy setup, you will
# likely need to use 9B rather than 9A, and 9E rather than 9D.
# ---------------------------------------------
# 9A. To redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS, uncomment the lines below (also see note above):
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
# RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
# 9B. If using load balancer/AWS or behind proxy, use the following rather than 9A above: (L)
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} =http
# RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
# 9C. If using cPanel AutoSSL or Let's Encrypt webroot you may need to MOVE one of the below
# lines after the first RewriteCond in 9A or 9B to allow certificate validation:
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/acme-challenge/
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/cpanel-dcv/[\w-]+$
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
# 9D. Store current scheme in a 'proto' environment variable for later use
# ---------------------------------------------
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} =on
RewriteRule ^ - [env=proto:https]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^ - [env=proto:http]
# 9E. If using load balancer/AWS or behind proxy, use lines below rather than 9D: (L)
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} =https
# RewriteRule ^ - [env=proto:https]
# RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} =http
# RewriteRule ^ - [env=proto:http]
# 9F. Tell web browsers to only allow access via HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security (O) (v301)
# ---------------------------------------------
# This forces client-side SSL redirection. Before enabling be absolutely certain you can
# always serve via HTTPS because it becomes non-revokable for the duration of your max-age.
# See link below for details and options (note 'max-age=31536000' is 1-year):
# https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Strict-Transport-Security
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
# Uncomment one (1) line below & adjust as needed to enable Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS):
# Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000;"
# Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubdomains"
# Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; preload"
# Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
</IfModule>
# Section 10 intentionally omitted for future use
# ---------------------------------------------
# 11. Nuisance blocking/firewall
# ---------------------------------------------
# None of these are enabled by default, but are here for convenience when the need arises.
# Review and uncomment as needed. For more complete firewall (and more overhead), the 7G firewall
# (or latest version) is worth considering, see: https://perishablepress.com/7g-firewall/
# ---------------------------------------------
# 11A. Block via IP addresses
# ---------------------------------------------
# Note that IP addresses here are examples only and should be replaced with actual IPs.
# Block single IP address
# Deny from 111.222.333.444
# Block multiple IP addresses
# Deny from 111.222.333.444 44.33.22.11
# Block IP address ranges (999.88.*, 99.88.77.*, 1.2.3.*)
# Deny from 999.888 99.88.77 1.2.3
# 11B. Block via request URI (matches strings anywhere in request URL)
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (bad-word|wp-admin|wp-content) [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
# 11B. Block via user agent strings (matches strings anywhere in user-agent)
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} (bad-bot|mean-bot) [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
# 11C. Block via remote hosts
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{REMOTE_HOST} (bad-host|annoying-host) [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
# 11D. Block via HTTP referrer (matches anywhere in referrer URL)
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} (bad-referrer|gross-referrer) [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
# 11E. Block unneeded request methods (only if you do not need them)
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^(connect|debug|delete|move|put|trace|track) [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
# 11F. Limit file upload size from Apache (i.e. 10240000=10 MB, adjust as needed)
# ---------------------------------------------
# LimitRequestBody 10240000
# ---------------------------------------------
# 12. Access Restrictions: Keep web users out of dirs or files that begin with a period,
# but let services like Lets Encrypt use the webroot authentication method.
# ---------------------------------------------
RewriteRule "(^|/)\.(?!well-known)" - [F]
# ---------------------------------------------
# 13. Optional domain redirects (O)
#
# Redirect domain.com to www.domain.com redirect (or www to domain.com redirect).
# To use, uncomment either 13A, 13B or 13C. Do not use more than one of them. 13A and 13B
# redirect non-www hosts to www.domain.com, 13C redirects www.domain.com host to domain.com.
# ---------------------------------------------
# 13A. Redirect domain.com and *.domain.com to www.domain.com (see also 13B as alternate):
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
# RewriteCond %{SERVER_ADDR} !=127.0.0.1
# RewriteCond %{SERVER_ADDR} !=::1
# RewriteRule ^ %{ENV:PROTO}://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
# 13B. Alternate www redirect if 13A does not work for your server:
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
# RewriteRule ^ %{ENV:PROTO}://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
# 13C. Redirect www.domain.com to domain.com (do not combine with 13A or 13B):
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.+)$ [NC]
# RewriteRule ^ %{ENV:PROTO}://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
# ---------------------------------------------
# 14. Optionally send URLs with non-ASCII name-format characters to 404 page (optimization).
#
# This ensures that ProcessWire does not spend time processing URLs that we know ahead of time
# are going to result in 404s. Uncomment lines below to enable. (O)
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} "[^-_.a-zA-Z0-9/~]"
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
# RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?it=/http404/ [L,QSA]
# ---------------------------------------------
# 15. Access Restrictions (v301)
# ---------------------------------------------
# 15A. Keep http requests out of specific files and directories
# ---------------------------------------------
# Prevent all the following rules from blocking images in site install directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(^|/)site-[^/]+/install/[^/]+\.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|webp|svg)$
# Block access to any htaccess files
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(\.htaccess|htaccess\..*)$ [NC,OR]
# Block access to various assets directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/assets/(cache|logs|backups|sessions|config|install|tmp)($|/.*$) [NC,OR]
# Block access to the /site/install/ directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/install($|/.*$) [NC,OR]
# Block dirs in /site/assets/dirs that start with a hyphen (see config.pagefileSecure)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/assets.*/-.+/.* [NC,OR]
# Block access to /wire/config.php, /site/config.php, /site/config-dev.php, /wire/index.config.php, etc.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(wire|site|site-[^/]+)/(config|index\.config|config-dev)\.php($|/) [NC,OR]
# Block access to any PHP-based files in /site/templates-admin/ or /wire/templates-admin/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(wire|site|site-[^/]+)/templates-admin($|/|/.*\.(php|html?|tpl|inc))($|/) [NC,OR]
# Block access to any PHP or markup files in /site/templates/ or /site-*/templates/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/templates($|/|/.*\.(php|html?|tpl|inc))($|/) [NC,OR]
# Block access to any files in /site/classes/ or /site-*/classes/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/classes($|/.*) [NC,OR]
# Block access to any PHP files within /site/assets/ and further
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/assets($|/|/.*\.ph(p|ps|tml|p[0-9]))($|/) [NC,OR]
# Block access to any PHP, module, inc or info files in core or core modules directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)wire/(core|modules)/.*\.(php|inc|tpl|module|info\.json)($|/) [NC,OR]
# Block access to any PHP, tpl or info.json files in /site/modules/ or /site-*/modules/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/modules/.*\.(php|inc|tpl|module|info\.json)$ [NC,OR]
# Block access to any software identifying txt, markdown or textile files
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(COPYRIGHT|INSTALL|README|htaccess)\.(txt|md|textile)$ [NC,OR]
# Block potential arbitrary backup files within site directories for things like config
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/(config[^/]*/?|[^/]+\.php.*)$ [NC,OR]
# Block access throughout to temporary files ending with tilde created by certain editors
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} \.(html?|inc|json|lock|module|php|py|rb|sh|sql|tpl|tmpl|twig)~$ [NC,OR]
# Block access to names of potential backup file extensions within wire or site directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(wire/|site[-/]).+\.(bak|old|sql|sw[op]|(bak|php|sql)[./]+.*)[\d.]*$ [NC,OR]
# Block all http access to the default/uninstalled site-default directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)site-default/
# If any conditions above match, issue a 403 forbidden
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [F,L]
# 15B. Block archive file types commonly used for backup purposes (O)
# ---------------------------------------------
# This blocks requests for zip, rar, tar, gz, and tgz files that are sometimes left on servers
# as backup files, and thus can be problematic for security. This rule blocks those files
# unless they are located within the /site/assets/files/ directory. This is not enabled by
# default since there are many legitimate use cases for these files, so uncomment the lines
# below if you want to enable this.
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} \.(zip|rar|tar|gz|tgz)$ [NC]
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/assets/files/\d+/ [NC]
# RewriteRule ^.*$ - [F,L]
# PW-PAGENAME
# ---------------------------------------------
# 16A. Ensure that the URL follows the name-format specification required by PW
# See also directive 16b below, you should choose and use either 16a or 16b.
# ---------------------------------------------
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} "^/~?[-_.a-zA-Z0-9/]*$"
# ---------------------------------------------
# 16B. Alternative name-format specification for UTF8 page name support. (O)
# If used, comment out section 16a above and uncomment the directive below. If you have updated
# your $config->pageNameWhitelist make the characters below consistent with that.
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} "^/~?[-_./a-zA-Z0-9æåäßöüđжхцчшщюяàáâèéëêěìíïîõòóôøùúûůñçčćďĺľńňŕřšťýžабвгдеёзийклмнопрстуфыэęąśłżź]*$"
# END-PW-PAGENAME
# ---------------------------------------------
# 17. If the request is for a file or directory that physically exists on the server,
# then don't give control to ProcessWire, and instead load the file
# ---------------------------------------------
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !(favicon\.ico|robots\.txt)
# ---------------------------------------------
# 18. Optionally (O) prevent PW from attempting to serve images or anything in /site/assets/.
# Both of these lines are optional, but can help to reduce server load. However, they
# are not compatible with the $config->pagefileSecure option (if enabled) and they
# may produce an Apache 404 rather than your regular 404. You may uncomment the two lines
# below if you don't need to use the $config->pagefileSecure option. After uncommenting, test
# a URL like domain.com/site/assets/files/test.jpg to make sure you are getting a 404 and not
# your homepage. If getting your homepage, then either: do not use this option, or comment out
# section #2 above that makes ProcessWire the 404 handler.
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|ico|webp|svg)$ [NC]
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !(^|/)site/assets/
# ---------------------------------------------
# 19. Pass control to ProcessWire if all the above directives allow us to this point.
# For regular VirtualHosts (most installs)
# ---------------------------------------------
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?it=$1 [L,QSA]
# ---------------------------------------------
# 20. If using VirtualDocumentRoot (500): comment out the one above and use this one instead
# ---------------------------------------------
# RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?it=$1 [L,QSA]
</IfModule>
#################################################################################################
# END PROCESSWIRE HTACCESS DIRECTIVES
#################################################################################################
