htaccess-htpasswd error

unable to login

[gidep]

Hi all
I have setup a webpage with two language folders e.g.; httpdocs(chosse language)/ ENG/index.html. Here is the htaccess file:

AuthName "Restricted Area" 
AuthType Basic 
AuthUserFile www.the site.com/ENG/.htpasswd 
AuthGroupFile /dev/null 
require valid-user

The htpasswd file

Restricted Area:my password

Below the error log on the server
No such file or directory: Could not open password file: /etc/apache2/www.the site.com/ENG/.htpasswd, referer: [the...] site.com/

Please would someone be able to help?
I have tried all sorts with different folder and different permissions with no joy.I do get from time to time the login window though when it shows the page I want (which is in the adress bar)though then I get the following error in the webbrowser.
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration...

I'm not sure if the above htaccess code is complet(what is above is all I got in there)

Thanks

[gidep]

Back again
To bad no one had time to reply.
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