RE: [PHP] HTTP Authentication [ SOLVED ]

> -----Original Message----- > From: Thiago H. Pojda [mailto:thiago.pojda@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:47 AM > To: Andrew Ballard > Cc: PHP-General List > Subject: Re: [PHP] HTTP Authentication [ SOLVED ] > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Andrew Ballard <aballard@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Thiago H. Pojda > <thiago.pojda@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > Guys, > > > > > > I have to access a WS that uses HTTP auth directly with PHP. > > > > > > I've tried using the usual > > > http://user:pw@example.com/ but I > couldn't > > get it > > > working. I believe it has something to do with the password > containing a > > # > > > (can't change it) and the browser thinks it's an achor or > something. > > > > > > All I've seen were scripts to implement HTTP Auth in PHP, nothing > about > > > actually logging in with PHP. > > > > > > Is it possible to send the authentication headers the first time I > access > > > the link? I could send all necessary headers to the page I'm trying > to > > > access and retrieve it's content at once. > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > -- > > > Thiago Henrique Pojda > > > > > > > You're passing the username and password as part of a URL, so > > shouldn't the username and password be urlencoded? I'm thinking it > > will work if you replace the '#' sign with %23. > > > > Andrew > > > > I only tried thworing urlencode on everything, which obviously didn't > work. > > Both ways worked, using %23 for '#' and the snippet from Nathan. > > > Thanks a lot everyone, I was about to build all the headers and stuff > :P "All the headers," meaning 2? :) Glad to hear you've solved your problem, anyway.. // Todd