> -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Neu [mailto:peter.neu@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 12:40 PM > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [users@httpd] HTML Form instead of browser prompt > for authentication? > > Hello, > > I use the apache authentication with mod_auth_mysql. > Since I don't use php or cgi I get the ugly browser prompt > for user name > and password. > > Is there a way to configure apache to simply use a HTML form for > authentication? You need to understand *why* you get the "ugly browser prompt". It is not apache that sends this, rather it is generated by the browser. Here is the sequence of events: - user requests resource in protected realm. Obviously, since this is a first request, the user doesn't know that it's protected and so the request does not contain any credentials. - server receives request. There are no credentials, so browser sends back 401 Unathorized. - browser gets 401, so throws up ugly browser prompt to get creds from user. - browser caches creds and re-issues request, this time adding credentials - server gets request, checks creds, sends resource - on all subsequent requests in same realm, browser automatically adds creds. So there is no way in this simple scheme to use a custom HTML page for the login. The only way is to forget about basic auth and use server-sided logic to control access using cookies (ie session-handling). There are lots of ways; CGI, PHP, Cocoon, JSP, and various modules such as posted by Aldrich. Rgds, Owen Boyle Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > If yes, how is this done? (CGI and PHP are working) > > I use apache 2.0.49. > > Cheers, > Pete > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP > Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender urgently and then immediately delete the message and any copies of it from your system. Please also immediately destroy any hardcopies of the message. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. The sender's company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorised to state them to be the views of the sender's company. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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