Error 600

[Mongolow]

I am trying to secure a folder in xamp using .htaccess for the rules and htprivate for my crypt password.

I have the files in the folder I want to be private area only. When I try to access the folder through a browser I get this error.

Server error!
The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Either the server is overloaded or there was an error in a CGI script.

If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.

Error 500

Does xampp support private folder or file protection?

I looked around the internet and have found nothing about this issue.

Thank you for your responses.

[Mongolow]

meant to say 500 not 600

[Altrea]

Error 500 means you did something wrong in your Apache configuration or script code.
Either your Apache error.log or your php_error_log should contain more information about what you did wrong.