Create/Edit/Delete .htaccess Accounts Through PHP - Possible??

[andrewm]

I know you can use php to execute command line options like this:

$messages = `htpasswd .htpasswd username`;

My question is, how do you handle the two prompts for the password? Is it possible?

Thanks!
Andrew

[chewmanfoo]

andrewm,

If you're looking for a way to manage user accounts using the apache authorization functions, why not try mod_auth_mysql?

Do you have the ability to configure your web server for this? mod_auth_mysql lets you use a mysql database to check authorized users and passwords against...

Just be sure you make the database as secure as you can.

Cheers,
chewy

[HalfaBee]

You could try piping a file to passwd.

I am not sure if it would work.

You can always write a php script to handle the passwds.

Here is the encryption code.
function phpCrypt( $pass )
{
$salt=chr(rand( ord('a'),ord('z') )).chr(rand(ord('a'),ord('z')));
return crypt( $pass , $salt );
}

You just need to add this to the .htpasswd
username:encrptyedpasswd

Halfabee