stop .htaccess mod_rewrite in a directory

Question

I have copied some code (for Wordpress permalinks) into my .htaccess file in the root directory. All has been working fine. This is the code:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

I've now created a new directory that I want to password protect using .htaccess. I've set that up (using a ht.access file in the directory I want to protect) but when I try to browse to the password protected directory I get re-directed to the main sites index.php page.

I'm guessing I need to add something to the .htaccess file in the root directory? Is this correct and if so could someone tell me the code I need to add?

Answer 1

Put this to your password protected subdir .htaccess file.

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

#Disable rewriting
RewriteEngine Off

</IfModule>