HTTP Authentication
Simple authenticate
Section titled “Simple authenticate”PLEASE NOTE: ONLY PUT THIS CODE IN THE HEADER OF THE PAGE, OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT WORK!
<?phpif (!isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'])) { header('WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="My Realm"'); header('HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized'); echo 'Text to send if user hits Cancel button'; exit;}echo "<p>Hello {$_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']}.</p>";$user = $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']; //Lets save the informationecho "<p>You entered {$_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']} as your password.</p>";$pass = $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']; //Save the password(optionally add encryption)!?>//You html page