Below is my config. The folder /site/private is supposed to show the usual HTTP authentication box, but the php files from that folder just start downloading in clear text. What am I doing wrong? The path of the passwd file is correct.

Thanks for any pointers!



location / {

location ~.*\.(gif|jpg|png|ico|swf|rss|xml|htm|txt|js|css|gz|doc|xls|pdf)$ {
expires max;
try_files $uri @backend;
log_not_found off;
}

location /site/private {
auth_basic "Restricted";
auth_basic_user_file /home/MYDOMAIN/.htpasswds/public_html/www/private/passwd;
}

proxy_pass http://MY.IP.IS.HERE:8081;
include proxy.inc;
} #-- End of root location

location @backend {
internal;
proxy_pass http://MY.IP.IS.HERE:8081;
include proxy.inc;
}