PHP_AUTH_USER type authentication

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Hi,
How I can have PHP_AUTH_USER and PHP_AUTH_PW type of variable using CGI? I am Not using mod_perl. Thanks,

--Artist

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Re: PHP_AUTH_USER type authentication by ikegami (Patriarch) on Apr 27, 2007 at 00:01 UTC
Do those contain the Basic-Authentication / Digest-Authentication credentials? You can fetch the user name using `$cgi->remote_user()` or `$ENV{REMOTE_USER}`. The password, however, is not provided by CGI. (It wouldn't be there in the CGI version of PHP either.)	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: PHP_AUTH_USER type authentication by artist (Parson) on Apr 27, 2007 at 14:58 UTC
Does it mean that there is no Perl equivalent for this? I like to get username/password and authenticate the user. I don't use any other module to authenticate. I can definitely use it if required. I am not familiar with authentication modules, so please point me in appropriate direction. Thanks, --Artist	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: PHP_AUTH_USER type authentication by naikonta (Curate) on Apr 27, 2007 at 18:15 UTC
Hi artist In this case, Apache does the authentication for you so you don't need the password part. You may use the username part for other purpose such as custom authorization. You need no module for this authentication type, just Read The Fine Manual from Apache site: Authentication, Authorization and Access Control I never understand myself why PHP provides such thing. Open source softwares? Share and enjoy. Make profit from them if you can. Yet, share and enjoy!	[reply]

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