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For anyone who wants to do this, the steps are as follows:

• Edit /etc/apach2/sites-available/default
• Look for the line “AllowOverride” in the section <Directory /var/www>
• Change the line from “AllowOverride None” to “AllowOverride All”
• Change to the directory you wish to password protect
• Create a .htaccess file. The contents of mine is shown below. The only truly important line is AuthUserFile. This parameter should contain the path to the file containing your usernames/passwords. You should be able to figure out what everything else is on your own.
• Create the .htpasswd file in the directory of your choosing with the following command:

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sudo htpasswd -c /path/to/.htpasswd username

My .htaccess file:

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AuthUserFile /var/www/path/to/site/.htpasswd
AuthName "Please Log In"
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthType Basic
<Limit GET POST PUT>
    Require valid-user
<Limit>