RE: [PHP-DB] HTTP authentication

I had the same problem . . . couldn't get HTTP authentication to work. It turn out that I had to email my ISP and ask their sysadmin to set the HTTP authentication to work individually for each directory I needed it for. I can't remember the apache details -- they needed to add a line to some admin file. Unfortunately the sysadmin was a little absent minded and FORGOT that she was supposed to add this line to some admin file to get the HTTP authentication to work. I spend a LOT of phone calls and emails trying to explain to her that I was doing my part correctly and there was something wrong on her end. Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is double check your apache set up, perhaps there's an admin file you need to edit! Sorry I can't tell you which one, as I know very little about Apache. Of course if I keep having to tutor my sys-admin over the phone, I'll eventually be an expert! Rita. -----Original Message----- From: news.php.net [mailto:k.schaaps@chello.nl] Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 6:17 PM To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] HTTP authentication Dear Beau, Thanks for your answer, and indeed.. it doesn't have too much to do with databases, although if an example of authentication using a database would be great. And I was a bit vague on which webserver (indeed Apache). And I do have command line access. However in my initial message I said that directory authentication (with .htaccess) doesn't work. And I've tried more than once to get it to work. So if you could still help me, or anyone else I would greatly appreciate it! Yours, Kevin "Beau Lebens" <B.Lebens@curtin.edu.au> wrote in message news:A2B098B4E624D511BED900508BB92A5701CA4DBA@exmsb02.curtin.edu.au... > not that this has anything to do with databases... ([php-db]) > > assuming; > 1. you are using apache > 2. you have command-line access to your server > 3. your webhost has htaccess enabled and configured to use ".htaccess" as > the security file > > you should be able to drop a file called (usally) ".htaccess" into the > directory you want to secure. you then go to the command line and do > something like > > $ htpasswd -c "/home/you/htbin/.htpasswd" username > > which creates (-c) the password file (/home/you/htbin/.htpasswd) and adds a > user called "username" to it. when you hit enter it will ask for a password > (twice). > > now the .htaccess file which is in your "to-be-secured" directory needs to > look something like this; > > ==== snip > AuthUserFile /path/to/htpasswd/file > AuthName "Name to Appear in Box" > AuthType Basic > > <Limit GET POST> > require valid-user > </Limit> > ==== snip > > that example looks in "/path/to/htpasswd/file" and confirms that the > user/pass combintation is a "valid-user" (any valid combo from the file) and > if so, allows them access. > > you can get more information on all of this in the apache docuemntation at > apache.org, search for "htaccess" and you might also be interested in the > groups ability of the system, so search for "htgroup" (i think) > > hth > > beau > > > // -----Original Message----- > // From: news.php.net [mailto:k.schaaps@chello.nl] > // Sent: Monday, 21 January 2002 3:36 AM > // To: php-db@lists.php.net > // Subject: [PHP-DB] HTTP authentication > // > // > // Heya, > // > // I'm trying to find out how http header authentication works. > // For some reason > // my webserver won't do it on a directory basis. But the > // problem is that the > // documentation that came along with the PHP package doesn't > // help me much. > // > // Can you guys give me a working example on how to use and > // implement it? > // > // I would really appreciate it, > // > // Kevin > // > // > // > // -- > // PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > // To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > // For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > // To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > // php-list-admin@lists.php.net > //