> -----Original Message----- > From: Tomasz Chmielewski [mailto:tch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 11:07 AM > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [users@httpd] dir protected with .htaccess - show a > website, not a pop-up - possible? > > I have a couple of directories which I protect with > .htaccess/.htpasswd. > > So, whenever a user starts a browser and enters > http://server/protected, a > pop-up authorization window shows up, and he/she is required > to give valid > credentials. > > Is there an easy way to replace the pop-up authorization > window with a web > page of my own (some text, form with user/pass, help etc.)? No. Not using Basic Authentication... The pop-up is not sent by apache. It is produced automatically by the client when apache responds with a 401 Unauthorized. The only way to do what you want is to use a session-based approach (ie, cookies) and forget about Basic Auth. Rgds, Owen Boyle Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > > What I mean, I would rather display the user a web page > saying "You have > to authorize, type your credentials, click here for help...", whenever > he/she enters http://server/protected, > http://server/protected/file.pdf or > http://server/protected/info.html, for the first time after > starting the > browser. > > > -- > Tomasz Chmielewski > http://wpkg.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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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