Enter network password box, how do u get their username from it?

[TheIceman5]

if you have a protected directory on apache unix server that asks for a username and password from one of them popup boxes before you can enter the page, after you enter the correct password and username, how can your php script get the username that you just entered? is there a way to pass it to it or retrieve it?
if so how????

[rheroux]

The variables are called $PHP_AUTH_USER and $PHP_AUTH_PW.

I'd really recommend using sessions rather than passing information like that from page to page, but it's your choice of course. 😉

[TheIceman5]

thanks, im just curious, i havent worked out how exactly im gonna do it yet. but there will most likely be sessions in there.