Mike.lifeguard wrote: > On 10-08-08 04:02 PM, John Doe wrote: >> How about requiring a password/code to go along with rev_id in order >> to use the tool (similar to the move to commons process? > >> Delta > > Yes, I suppose that's possible. Can we use Basic or Digest auth to > protect parts of our web space? I suppose the tool itself could do > authentication, I'd have to learn how... > > -Mike
That's quite easy. You are only giving access to one process (the db repairing tool). So that can be done with a simple line at the top: if ($_GET['pass'] != 'mysupersecretpassword') die (1); (assuming php, it's similar for other languages) _______________________________________________ Toolserver-l mailing list (Toolserver-l@lists.wikimedia.org) https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/toolserver-l Posting guidelines for this list: https://wiki.toolserver.org/view/Mailing_list_etiquette
