Re: php/.htaccess/.htpasswd

You could use fopen() to connect to the file via ftp therefore keeping the .htaccess file owned by the user for increased security. Josh Boughner On Fri, 3 May 2002, Mike Eheler wrote: > It's possible, but is it really recommended? Wouldn't the > .htaccess/.htpasswd file have to be owned by the apache user, which > might leave it open to being overwritten by any kind of a > weak/exploitable script? > > Mike > > Josh & Valerie McCormack wrote: > > I've used the script phtaccess, which I think used the mentioned class. > > Super easy to use. > > > > Josh > > > >> On Wed, 1 May 2002, Kelly Meeks wrote: > >> > >>>> Is is possible to use php to admin a password file used by a > >>>> .htaccess file? > >>> > >>> > >> > >> You should check the File_Passwd class from PEAR. > >> > >> http://chora.php.net/cvs.php/php4/pear/File > >> > >> -- > >> Mika Tuupola http://www.appelsiini.net/~tuupola/ > >> > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >