"Ross Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev i en meddelelse
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> Well it seemed to me that the $PHP_ variables were always set, just
> sometimes blank.  Yes it's possible at php.net, it's where I got most of
> the answer for.  I just used a bit of logic and searched for "empty" in
> the function list, and it came up with that function.  The best way to
> do it, I would say, is to download the pdf version of the manual (quite
> a hefty download, but worth it) and search it for terms you think will
> help u.  (ie searching for empty cos I knew I was looking for a function
> that would tell me if a variable was empty or not)

Thank's for the advise. I will follow it. Sometimes it's a bit dificult to
use the logic if one is not used to the programming language, but this
could be a sted futher...

> As to your script, it looks to me as if that will allow you to have a
> blank password, haven't tried it yet though, just at a first glance
> that's my opinion.  I'd also use a database lookup instead of a text
> file to hold the usernames and passwords.  a) more secure and b) easier
> to control users.

It's true. The script allows a blank password. I will have to work more
with the script. In the end I planned to do the database lookup.

Morten

> Ross
>
> morten wrote:
> >
> > Hi again,
> >
> > Cool, where do you find out those things. (emty instead of !isset). Is
it
> > possible at php.net?
> > Meantime I also find som exsamples at webmonkey.org. They turn out to
> > be good. And they - use 'isset'
> >
> > <?php
> > // File Name: auth03.php
> > // Check to see if $PHP_AUTH_USER already contains info
> > if (!isset($PHP_AUTH_USER)) {
> >   // If empty, send header causing dialog box to appear
> >   header('WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="My Private Stuff"');
> >   header('HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized');
> >   exit;
> > } else if (isset($PHP_AUTH_USER)) {
> >   // If non-empty, open file containing valid user info
> >   $filename = "text.txt";
> >   $fp = fopen($filename, "r");
> >   $file_contents = fread($fp, filesize($filename));
> >   fclose($fp);
> >   // Place each line in user info file into an array
> >   $line = explode("\n", $file_contents);
> >   // For as long as $i is <= the size of the $line array,
> >   // explode each array element into a username and password pair
> >   $i = 0;
> >   while($i <= sizeof($line)) {
> >     $data_pair = explode(":", $line[$i]);
> >     if (($data_pair[0] == "$PHP_AUTH_USER") && ($data_pair[1] ==
> > "$PHP_AUTH_PW")) {
> >       $auth = 1;
> >       break;
> >     } else {
> >       $auth = 0;
> >     }
> >     $i++;
> >   }
> >   if ($auth == "1") {
> >     echo "<P>You're authorized!</p>";
> >     exit;
> >   } else {
> >     header('WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="My Private Stuff"');
> >     header('HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized');
> >     echo 'Authorization Required.';
> >     exit;
> >   }
> > }
> > ?>
> >
> > Morten



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