$HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_USER'] is blank

[lowbk]

hi, i am new to PHP and i am using win2003server, IIS, PHP and mysql. when i tried the following,

$user=$HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_USER'];
echo "hey $user!";

it shows hey ! may i know what settings do i have to check?
or should i post this under IIS?

 

[Vragabond]

Which PHP version are you using? If it is 5 then long array names are turned off by default and you should use the short superglobals: [tt]$_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'][/tt].

 

[sleipnir214]

I don't see $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] listed in the PHP online manual.

A user-supplied comment on that page says $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] is the same thing as $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH USER']. The "gotcha" is that PHP has to be running as a web server module (of ISAPI filter with IIS) for this to be available. Running PHP as a standalone CGI won't work.


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[litton1]

do you mean

$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']

to get the client ip address? you did not say what you thought you should see....

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[lowbk]

litton1, i was trying to use $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_USER'] to get the loginID. EG if the user logged in as USER1 in windows, then $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_USER'] should capture USER1.

but perhaps i have used the wrong method. if $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_USER'] is unable to capture the loginID, may i ask what is the correct method?

 

[litton1]

next question, do you mean for apache or windows or Linux, you can get a windows username (i think) with
$_SERVER['LOGON_USER']


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[litton1]

this site may help you

http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.http-auth.php

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[lowbk]

litton1, thanks. $_SERVER['LOGON_USER'] is what i was looking for.

 

[litton1]

Glad i could help

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