About the use of cookies for tracking user sessions, you can try Apache::Session or CGI::Session in CPAN.
-rm- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Low" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 11:43 PM Subject: htaccess and CGI Perl passwording > > Wondered if someone can help, am floundering about trying to work out > whether to use htaccess or a database type solution in order to restrict > access to my personal website. > > Have looked at perl module Apache::Htaccess module and this raises the > same question I have with the htaccess solution, can I use a different > password file to my /etc/passwd file. I don't particularly want people > who log in to the web page given access to the system and I am using > shadow passwording which I am sure I have seen is not allowed with > htaccess. Trouble is I am having trouble finding out how to create a > seperate password file (am using Linux RH 8.0). > > Then again this newbie is struggling, want to restrict access to certain > pages and thought another solution might be to create a database, and > use a cookie to track the user (with the u/n and password in a digest). > Is there a perl module which can help here, find I am still not familiar > with CPAN and it is taking a long time. > > Any help much appreciated. > > Thanks > > Gordon Low > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]