*There are two options for creating the <code>htpasswd</code> and <code>.htaccess</code> files:
#Navigate to [http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/htaccess-generator.shtml .htaccess Generator].
#Perform the following steps [[Open_Terminal_as_root|as root user]]('''NOTE:''' the -c option is only needed the first time you create the file for that web application):{{Code|htpasswd -c .-b htpasswd USERNAMEusername password}}
The <code>htpassword</code> file should look similar to this: