Allow access from just one IP

[Awful newbie]

Do I need PHP in order to allow access to one certain file from just ONE IP? Or is it possible to solve this with a .htaccess file?

[phparion]

can be done with both IF you have a PHP page called before accessing the file then can be done with PHP otherwise with htaccess and if the user directly browser a folder to get the file then htaccess is the solution.

however I would recommend htaccess as you can define a range of IPs that is to define a country rather than just one IP address because if the IPs are dynamic, unless your allowed user has static IP, and they change on every visit.

[Awful newbie]

So the simplest and most secure way is just like this?:

AuthName "Protected"
AuthType Basic
<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from 100.100.100.
</Limit>

[phparion]

yes it should work!

[Awful newbie]

Thanks, it works!

Its really hard to imagine that some times the best solution is the simplest solution.