Apache: Overload htaccess authentication

To disable htaccess authentication, simply add a .htaccess to the root of the folder you wish to authorize with the following directive:
Satisfy Any

Or you can place it directly in the vhost:

Satisfy Any

Compatibility context

This procedure documents a PHP or Apache environment from its time. PHP 5.x and 7.x branches no longer receive standard support from the PHP project: do not deploy this configuration as is on a new server.

• First identify the versions actually installed and the loaded modules.
• Prepare a configuration backup and a rollback procedure.
• Validate the syntax, then the critical paths, on a version of PHP that is still maintained.

Reference: currently supported PHP versions.