Hi,
That worked,
Thanks a lot..
Regards
TNP
Professional Services
ZUSTEK INDIA
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From: Chris Shiflett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wed, 12 May 2004 08:55:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [PHP] Send username & password in HTTP headers
> --- Nagendra Prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm posting some XML data to my client's website using HTTP Post.
> > Assume I'm posting to getxml.php (hosted on my clients server).
> > Now my client has put authentication on his website using
> > header('WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="Private Area"');
> >
> > Now the page getxml.php asks me to prove my identity before it
> > acceps my xml posts. So how do I send the username & pwd when I'm
> > posting the xml details?
>
> Include an Authorization header, which should look something like this:
>
> Authorization: Basic bXluYW1lOm15cGFzcw==
>
> The encoded string is just the result of this:
>
> base64_encode('myname:mypass')
>
> Substitute with the correct username and password.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Chris
>
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