Password Protected File

[jayson]

I need a way to password protect a php file, I know thta I can password protect a directory, but nort what I want to do, my last site UI could do tghis

 

 

Thanks

[TCH-Andy]

You can either,

 

incorporate the password into the php script (so that it does start that script, but only completes it if you provide the correct password).

 

Or

 

You could edit the .htaccess file and add a password requirement in there for that file.

 

Personally, I'd go for option 1.

[jayson]

You can either,

 

incorporate the password into the php script (so that it does start that script, but only completes it if you provide the correct password).

 

Or

 

You could edit the .htaccess file and add a password requirement in there for that file.

 

Personally, I'd go for option 1.

 

I am just learning PHP, so not familar with either option

[TCH-Andy]

In that case, open your .htaccess file, and add

>AuthName "Restricted Area" 
AuthType Basic 
AuthUserFile /home/myusername/.htpasswd 
AuthGroupFile /dev/null 
<Files protect1.php>
require valid-user
</Files>

where myusername is your cpanel username and

protect1.php is the file to be protected

 

You will then need to create a file .htpasswd in your top directory

>user:pass

but the password will need to be encrypted. The easiest way may be to password protect a directory then get the encrypted password from the .htpasswd file.