Accessing a htaccess protected file with PHP

[Dweezel]

I'm trying to access a remote file that is htaccess password protected using the fopen command. I'm trying this syntax without success:

fopen("username:password@[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.domain.com/protectedDir/file.csv","r");[/URL]

I've searched around for solutions but I'm drawing a blank. Does anyone know of a way I can read a remote htaccess password protected file via PHP?

TIA
Chris

 

[jpadie]

what messages are you receiving from the server?

have you tried with cUrl?

are you sure that the web server is configured to serve csv files?

 

[Dweezel]

Thanks for the reply jpadie.

Message from the server is as below:

Warning: fopen(username:password@[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.domain.com/protectedDir/file.csv)[/URL] [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/user/public_html/test.php on line 14

I've never used cUrl before, but will give it a go now.

The server is configured to serve CSV files, as when the htaccess is removed there are no problems. My client is insisting on the htaccess protection though so I need to find a solution. I'll give your cUrl suggestion a spin.

Many thanks,
Chris

 

[Dweezel]

I just found out what the problem is. My original syntax should have been as follows:

fopen("[URL unfurl="true"]http://username:password@domain.com/protectedDir/file.csv","r");[/URL]

 

[jpadie]

Thanks for posting