python - Django: Use htaccess to protect django app -

i have staging server identical source code production server. want keep public outside of staging server thought of using htaccess limit users staging server (and keep robots , strangers outside).

somehow not working me.

i created passwordfile

sudo htpasswd -cs /var/.passwd staging 

i placed .htaccess file in

/var/www/djangoapp/ 

.htaccess:

authuserfile /var/.passwd authtype basic authname "just testing" require valid-user 

i ensured:

<directory /var/www/>     options indexes followsymlinks     allowoverride     require granted </directory> 

apache restart:

sudo service apache2 restart 

the django application still available everybody. doing wrong?

i found alternative solution above goal without htaccess. share:

in 000-default-conf in respective virtualhost section:

<directory /var/www/djangoapp/djangoapp>         authuserfile /var/.htpasswd         authname "just testing"         authtype basic         require valid-user          <files wsgi.py>             require valid-user         </files>         wsgiapplicationgroup %{global} </directory> 

of course solution works if have access config file on server. anyway solved issue. not figure out why original setup in question not working me.