Directory protection problem

[nervino]

I protected the directory "stats" of my site but the server ask me for password even if I try to visit the other public directories.
How can I fix it?

Thanks

 

[chatwizrd]

Are you sure you only protected the stats folder?

When adding protection it will be the parent directory and any child directorys under it.

Check your folders and look for a .htaccess file.

 

[nervino]

The .htaccess file under root dir has a redirect: Redirect 301 /stat http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:2222/CMD_USER_STATS?domain=xxxx.it

The .htaccess under stats dir:
AuthGroupFile /dev/null AuthName "Area statistiche" AuthType Basic AuthUserFile /home/xxxx/domains/xxxx.it/.htpasswd/public_html/stats/.htpasswd require valid-user

When I try to browse a page in the root dir, I am asked for authentication.
I am also thinking that all the pages include a file from stats directory (<noscript><img src="http://www.xxx.it/stats/php-stats.php" border="0" alt=""></noscript>). This may be the cause of the issue?

Thank you for your reply!