Re: Why is this not working

can you write directly to the password file using crypt() instead of trying to run the htpasswd program? I think I used to do this in Perl, but it's been a LONG time since I tried it. I think it worked, though. Pete. PS: I'm also pretty sure that if you can't write direclty to the .htpasswd file, you can specify multiple password files in your .htaccess file, and you should be able to write to an alternative password file. ""YoBro"" <nospam@brochures.co.nz> wrote in message news:9e1okc$3de$1@toye.p.sourceforge.net... > The .htpasswd file lives in the root of my user account. > ie: > > [www] directory > .htpasswd file > > It then goes: > > [www] > | > [public_html] > [htocs] > | > All website content etc > > If I go beyond the www directory, I get a list of hundreds of directories > and files. > This is where I found the the htpasswd executable under > > /usr/local/bin > > Even if i define that path in my code it is still not working > The output of ls the root beyond www dir is far to much to put into this > message. > > Is that what you were asking, or am on the wrong track? > > YoBro > > > > > "MaD dUCK" <madduck@madduck.net> wrote in message > news:20010517194711.C24242@fishbowl.madduck.net... > > also sprach YoBro (on Fri, 18 May 2001 10:45:12AM +1200): > > > If I try su nobody it asks for nobody's password. If i enter no > > > password a I get Authentication denied. > > > > you aren't root. > > > > can you give me an output of 'ls -l <path/to/.htpasswdfile>' > > > > martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) > > \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr > > "<*> mailto:" net@madduck > > -- > > printer not ready. > > could be a fatal error. > > have a pen handy? > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >