Password Protecting

[arvind]

I know of the webprotect thing inside cpanel but that allows me to password protect folders how do I go about password protecting a file ?

[TCH-Thomas]

If its a downloadable file, I would use winzip to password it.

[arvind]

no i mean like an html file/php file/java file etc. not downloadable

[TCH-Bruce]

If you web protect a folder, any direct links to anything in that folder will require the login/password combination.

 

Say you have an image called "sample.jpg" in a folder called "free" on your site that has web protect turned on.

 

Create a link to ****/free/sample.jpg and access it. The login/password dialog will open and won't display the image until the correct information is given.

Edited February 5, 2004 by TCH-Bruce

[DarqFlare]

What you're asking is to pass-protect just one file and not a folder?

 

Can't be done, to my knowledge. You'll have to do what bruce is suggesting, because I don't think you can setup a password protection on one file in an unprotected folder.

[TCH-Rob]

Try http://php.resourceindex.com/Complete_Scri...ord_Protection/

 

or http://www.hotscripts.com/CGI_and_Perl/Scr...ord_Protection/

 

I am sure there may be more and you will have to filter through some of these. You could also try creating a login page that when successful will redirect the user to the file as well.

[Madmanmcp]

I'm with Bruce. Create a folder, web protect it and put the file in it. Quick an easy I would think.

[TCH-Bruce]

I use it all the time to distribute updates. Works great!