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Hi I am looking for a simple php script that will generate (create .htaccess and .htpassword) to protect a folder

as simple as that ! ex: protect.php?username=admin&password=admin and it will create automatially the .htaccess and .htpasswd that protects the folder with user admin/amin

Regards

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Does the Apache user have write permissions in those directories? otherwise it won't be able to create the files; PHP scripts get executed with the Apache user's permissions. Also, have you checked that your Apache configuration allows .htaccess creation in those directories? check your AllowOverride configuration. Finally, it's a security risk to leave the .htpasswd file in a web-accessible directory, so consider the fact that those will need to go elsewhere. – Roadmaster Nov 24 '10 at 22:55
    
A better solution might be to have a PHP script dynamically create login prompts, instead of making it a meta tool to create files to make Apache throw up these prompts. It's all just HTTP headers being send back and forth, these can be generated by other means than .htaccess files. Have you looked into this option, or do you specifically need to generate .htaccess files? – deceze Nov 24 '10 at 23:48
    
You might consider using POST instead of GET for this, just because generally GET shouldn't cause side effects. :) – echo Nov 25 '10 at 0:59

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