Ryan wrote: > Richard et al., > > You are right, the variable was not being provided for the apache > server. Essentially I found the answer here.... > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/misc/FAQ-F.html#remote-user-var > > The document has to be protected in order for apache create the > REMOTE_USER variable. This was an apache subtlety I didn't know about. > As soon as I protected it with an .htaccess file, it worked fine and > the user showed up in this variable.
there is possibly another way by using the Rewrite engine to explicitly set ENV variables based on apache interal, something like this: RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^.*$ - [C,E=VHOSTS_ROOT:/var/www/vhosts] the above rule ends up providing $_SERVER['VHOSTS_ROOT'] in your script, a little contrived but you can also do stuff like: RewriteRule ^.*$ - [C,E=THING:%{REMOTE_USER}] the 'C' make the rule chained so that you can include it alongside existing rules transparently. > > $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] > > Thanks, > Ryan > > > On 2/27/07, Richard Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Use <?php phpinfo();?> and see what *IS* there. >> >> If what you want isn't there, then the web server didn't provide it. >> >> If the web server didn't provide it, PHP can't be blamed for not >> passing it on to you, which is *ALL* PHP does here. >> >> So what you have is a web-server configuration issue in that case. >> >> >> On Mon, February 26, 2007 11:18 am, Ryan wrote: >> > Tried that ($PHP_AUTH_USER) and it is also empty. >> > >> > On 2/24/07, dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > try echo $PHP_AUTH_USER; > > Ryan wrote: >> Richard, > >> I looked at phpinfo() as you said, same thing... > >> _SERVER["REMOTE_USER"] no value > >> You may be right, this may not be available, but I don't want to > keep >> throwing a login screen in front of users for no apparent reason. > >> Thanks, >> Ryan > > > > >> On 2/23/07, Richard Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Wed, February 21, 2007 1:01 pm, Ryan wrote: >>> > I'm new to php and I have am running php on apache. I already > have >>> > ldap >>> > authentication set up in apache would rather not create a > separate >>> > system >>> > for php. What would be ideal would be to get the current > authenticated >>> > user >>> > from the apache environment. At this point I'm grabbing at > straws, but >>> > so >>> > far I've tried.... >>> > >>> > $ret = apache_getenv("LDAP_USER"); >>> > echo $ret; >>> > echo $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER']; >>> > echo $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_DIGEST']; >>> > $ret = apache_getenv('PHP_AUTH_DIGEST'); >>> > >>> > None of these work. Has anyone done this?? >>> >>> If the answer you are seeking isn't available in: >>> <?php phpinfo();?> >>> run on the page where you are trying to do this, then you > probably >>> can't get the answer you want. >>> >>> Running http://php.net/ldap to re-connect and re-authenticate > will >>> probably be fairly cheap, since LDAP is supposed to be pretty > dang >>> fast in the first place, and whatever caching is going on for the > LDAP >>> or OS calls behind LDAP virtually guarantees that the data you > want is >>> in RAM. >>> >>> -- >>> Some people have a "gift" link here. >>> Know what I want? >>> I want you to buy a CD from some starving artist. >>> http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch >>> Yeah, I get a buck. So? >>> >>> > >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Some people have a "gift" link here. >> Know what I want? >> I want you to buy a CD from some starving artist. >> http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch >> Yeah, I get a buck. So? >> >> -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php