by default, .htaccess / .htpasswd files use PLAIN TEXT passwords IE: Username:Password
instead of *nix: Username:crypt($password) you could try to take the crypt function off the password on one of the scripts :) [i just edit my .htpasswd files in notepad tho, since i dont edit them much ne how :D "Chris Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I have seen several PHP scripts that act as an interface to .htaccess files. > They are able to add, change, and delete users from a nice, web-based > interface. The only problem is that they don't work on Windows. > > I read a post somewhere where someone said that this is because the scripts > use "crypt" to write the encrypted password to the .htpasswd file and > "crypt" is not the same on Windows and Linux/Unix. Something about Windows > and Linux not using the same encryption functions. > > Anyway, has anyone gotten this to work on Windows? I am doing research as > to which technology would be best to implement an automated user creation > and removal system and PHP and Apache seems to be the best solution, IF I > can get this to work. > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
