RE: [PHP] .htaccess logout sequence

On 20-Jun-01 Chris Aitken wrote: > Hi All..... > > > I have a query which has confused me a bit. I have a database setup where I > use htaccess (using apache/php/mysql on a freebsd 3.4 box) to grant access, > then it grabs the users info from the database, sets a cookie and pretty > much lets the system know whos doing what on the db. > > What I do want to do however is have the facility to have a logout option > where it ditches all info about the current logged in user, fires them back > to the start of the system and re-requests the htaccess login window. > > My past attempts have failed miserably so I thought I would ask around and > see if anyone else has had any success (without changing to a different > method of auth :) > The problem is Apache sucking the user/passwd for validation before your script runs. Redirect to a 401 page that is outside of any .htaccess directories. Regards, -- Don Read dread@texas.net -- It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you are going to steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.