> Just one question, is there any way that when a person logs in via the > htaccess popup that i can know via my php script...and can i also get > his > username? Protect the directory you want with .htaccess If authentication was successful, your code in index.php is executed: if($REMOTE_USER=="bill") {echo "welcome Bill!";} if($REMOTE_USER=="hillary") {echo "welcome Hillary!";} > John Holmes, you really think you are being of any help writin': > << > Have you read the chapter on HTTP Authentication? No. Read the very > first paragraph: > > "The HTTP Authentication hooks in PHP are only available when it is > running as an Apache module and is hence not available in the CGI > version. In an Apache module PHP script, it is possible to use the > header() function to send an "Authentication Required" message to the > client browser causing it to pop up a Username/Password input window. > Once the user has filled in a username and a password, the URL > containing the PHP script will be called again with the predefined > variables PHP_AUTH_USER, PHP_AUTH_PW, and AUTH_TYPE set to the user > name, password and authentication type respectively. These predefined > variables are found in the $_SERVER and $HTTP_SERVER_VARS arrays. Only > "Basic" authentication is supported. See the header() function for more > information." > > You're welcome. > > ---John Holmes... > >>
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