Hi,
not sure but is validating first through normal means using a loadvars
object an option?
loadvarsObj.addRequestHeader("Authorization","BASIC " + Base64.Encode
("username:password"));
loadvarsObj.sendAndLoad(myUrl, loadvarsObj, "POST");
greetz
JC
On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Glen Pike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> You may have to use a session based login rather than .htaccess and
> get the script to check if the user has a valid session before they log
> in.
>
> There is a problem with this in Flash because the FileReference
> upload method does not always post normal HTTP Headers may not transmit
> the session id / cookies, which you could use to check if someone is
> logged in. There are workarounds to this if you look for FileReference
> upload session or something, which consist of passing the session id
> from HTML to Flash as Flash Vars then appending this to the URL of the
> file upload script...
>
> I also think that this maybe the same reason that your .htaccess
> method is failing - it probably thinks you have a different session when
> you post from Flash.
>
> Not 100%, but have a look at that.
>
>
>
> Steven Henry wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm having a problem with a Flash back-end application... I've seen
> > this mentioned before but couldn't find a solution anywhere!
> >
> > My SWF calls a PHP upload script is in a .htaccess protected
> > directory. Windows machines prompt for the directory username &
> > password when I try and upload anything (which is a bit of a pain in
> > the ass, but works). On my Mac however, this prompt doesn't appear and
> > the upload fails.
> >
> > Is there any way to get around this prompt without comprimising the
> > security of the upload script (which can't be in a public folder for
> > obvious reasons).
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steven
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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