Re: Newbie Questionabout variables

I got it now, thanks a lot. For some reason Mozilla won't let me post to the newsgroup. I've used your answer, and another one, and have already made a simple php script to test the variable and echo "passed" or "failed" I'm modifying a php application and the admin file is named "index.php" [yes that's right] and access to it is not protected. The application is not very critical and there is no particularly sensitive material in the DB. So, I set the .htaccess file to default to the user's file and thought I'd make access to the "index.php" a little secure with a password. I've seen other applications with this technique. Thanks again, Al.......... "Al" <news@ridersite.org> wrote in message news:20020525171117.67095.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > I hope this posting is not a duplicate. I originally posted it yesterday, > but it doesn't show on the newsgroup for me. > > Apparently you can set a variable as part of a URL statement. For example: > www.company.com/index.php?admin=password. > > Where "password" might be a simple variable to test as a rudimentary > authorization password. > > I can't find anything like this on the php website or manual. > > Can someone point me in the right direction? > > Thanks.... > >