Dave wrote:
Hello,
I'm using php and apache2 on a freebsd box. I know about .htaccess
that the web server can provide, but i'm looking for something php can
do, i want it to pop up a page when a user requests certain files,
asking for a username and password.
http://www.php.net/features.http-auth has some nice examples, though the
"popup" is the same as using htaccess.
I am also interested in
blocking direct access to the files, for instance if someone puts in
their direct url they should not be retrievable, but instead php should
give an error msg.
If it's in a publicly accessible folder and only a php file to "protect"
it, it won't work.
Put the files in a non-public folder (outside the webroot) and get php
to "pipe" them in.
http://php.net/readfile or http://php.net/fpassthru will work for small
files. For larger files you will need to use http://php.net/fread
(specifically the loop example) so you don't blow out memory.
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