putting a password prompt on a webpage?

[Simo]

http://victorcharlie.net/cgi-bin/cgiproxy/nph-proxy.cgi


how would i put a password and username prompt on this before the page loads?

[el-half]

Use .htaccess files:
http://mirage.golden.net/htaccess.html
Search a bit on your own next time, very easy to find with google.
I searched google for passwording webpages

[xmaddness]

If its an apache server use an .htaccess file. Its basic and will provide basic user/pass login.

Your basic .htaccess file

ErrorDocument 401 /cgiproxy/unauthorized.html
AuthUserFile /cgiproxy/.htpass
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthName "Realm-Name"
AuthType Basic
require valid-user

Line 1: ErrorDocument 401 webpage...

User does not authenticate, and is redirected to a custom "You shall not pass!" page.
You can do the same for all other error numbers as well, IE 404, etc
syntax is

ErrorDocument error_number URL

ps: remember to put these pages in an unsecured/public portion of the site. Won't do much good if they are in the secure part and can only be seen by valid users.


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Well, before I get all into it.. What type of server are you using, and is it your local machine or paid hosting?

[Simo]

this is on a paid server. using apache so i can ftp to it

[ashishlko]

it can be done using .htaccess but just to inform u guys there is a product "SiteMinder" from the US based compnay netegrity( www.netegrity.com) which does take care of securing ur web server (apache , iplanet, domino or others) using various authentication schemes like username password, identrus, RSA secure id , form based, certificate based , CRL support and so on . it also provides u Single sign on capability.

[valhallen]

if its paid hosting they will normally have an option in your cpanel to set passwords for certain files or folders in your dir - just means you dont have to go mucking about with .htaccess yourself just point and click

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