Posted by Jim on 08/10/07 18:15

"Rik" <luiheidsgoeroe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:38:53 +0200, Jim <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> I use apache and .htpassw files to create secure folders for my
>> customers
>> to access/view.
>>
>> The problem with this is i have to keep giving out new url's for each
>> customer
>>
>> example:
>>
>> mydomainname .com/customer1/
>> mydomainname .com/customer2/
>> mydomainname .com/customer3/
>> mydomainname .com/customer4/
>> etc
>>
>> Can anyone suggest what woud be the best way to create a central screen
>> login where they enter
>> the username and password on the home page.
>>
>> mydomainname .com
>>
>> and then depending on their username and pass it takes them to the
>> correct
>> folders.
>>
>> I only have a general knowledge about such things therefore I would very
>> much appreciate some advice if anyone understands what I am trying to do.
>> Is php the way to do this?
>
> Does this help?
> <http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.http-auth.php>
>
> Possibly also use sessions and/or take advantage of Apache's mod_rewrite.
> --
> Rik Wasmus

HI
This appears to work into the same way to my current method with a popup
window username and pass box.
I am trying to create a username/passord box within the webpage like you see
on so many sites, i.e.not a popup

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