HTTP Authentication through fopen

[Niclov]

Hey all,
I'm trying to read a remote file into php using the fopen command. The problem is that the file sits on a site that needs http authentication in order to access it. How would I pass the username and password info to the page with fopen, or is there another way? FTP and telnet are both disabled

Thanks,
Nic

 

[sleipnir214]

Do you have CURL available? Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

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[Niclov]

No, but I can if it's neccisary. That the only workaround?

 

[sleipnir214]

No, but it would be the easiest if you already had it available.

But maybe you don't need it at all.

According to

http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.remote-files.php,

performing fopen ("

http://user:password@website.com")

will work, so long as the site requires Basic authentication.

I've never done Digest authentication, so I won't be of much help there. And if the site is on IIS and requires NTLM authentication, I don't even know where to start.
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[Niclov]

Thanks, I had looked though the manual, but must have missed that section. Works fine now

 

[sleipnir214]

It's in an out-of-the-way place.

I actually found it in a Google search, and passed the page over twice before I actually read it in enough depth to see that it might answer your question. Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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