basic authentication usage

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Trying to learn how this works for a simple security need I have. Nothing serious, hence this experiment.

My code:
if (!isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']))
{
   header('WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="My Realm"');
   header('HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized');
   echo '<h3>You have chosen not to signin<br><br>';
   echo "Click <a href='/index.php'>here</a> to go back to the menu";
   unset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']);
   unset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']);
   unset($_ENV['PHP_AUTH_USER']);
   unset($_ENV['PHP_AUTH_PW']);
   exit;
}
else
{
   echo "checking creds<br>";
   if ($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'] <> "validuser")
   {
      unset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']);
      unset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']);
      unset($_ENV['PHP_AUTH_USER']);
      unset($_ENV['PHP_AUTH_PW']);
      echo '<h3>You have entered invalid information.<br><br>';
      echo "Click <a href='/index.php'>here</a> to go back to the menu";
      exit();
   }
}
(if we get here we have signed on)
(....continue on with script)

*******
My problem is trying to remove the invalid credentials (unsets) so that when the user attempts to access the page again, the signin dialog gets displayed. On my second attempt I always get the "invalid" path and never get a chance to re-enter the credentials.

What am I missing (besides it's a lousy security solution)?
Can one NOT unset a SERVER variable? How does one get around that in this case if so?


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