I httpd.conf står det hur man har skyddat .htaccess:
#
# The following lines prevent .htaccess files from being viewed by
# Web clients. Since .htaccess files often contain authorization
# information, access is disallowed for security reasons. Comment
# these lines out if you want Web visitors to see the contents of
# .htaccess files. If you change the AccessFileName directive above,
# be sure to make the corresponding changes here.
#
# Also, folks tend to use names such as .htpasswd for password
# files, so this will protect those as well.
#
<Files ~ "^\.ht">
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
Satisfy All
</Files>
Vilket gör att alla filer som börjar med .ht är skyddade, så det enklaste är att du istället för accounts lägger informationen i ex. .htaccounts
