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Re: [cobalt-developers] .htaccess login with perl or php...

Thanks again for all of your help.  I just didn't have the DNS for the
server name configured correctly.  :(  I appreciate all of you.

Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "njd 76" <njd76@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-developers] .htaccess login with perl or php...


>
> I am running into the same problem. I would like a directory to be
password
> protected by .htaccess. I want a client login area where a user can put in
a
> username and password and it takes them to the proper directory and checks
> their username and password in the .htaccess to make sure they have the
> proper rights. Does anyone have any idea how to do this on a cobalt using
> PERL or C/++. I do not want to turn on ASP or Frontpage so they are not an
> option.
>
> Any help...
>
>
>
> >From: "Rob Johnson" <dillybar1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [cobalt-developers] .htaccess login with perl or php...
> >Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 13:41:02 -0600
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I want to allow users to log in to their control panel using a html form
on
> >the main page.  One way i can accomplish this is, after validating the
> >login
> >info, forward  them to
> >http://username:password@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/path_to_their_control_panel .
This,
> >however, is sloppy and insecure.  I don't want to display their login
info
> >in the url.  Is there a better way to do this? i would think thered be a
> >header i can send with the login info but i can't find anything regarding
> >this on google (other than the method above)...
> >
> >
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