如何发送用户名/密码到htaccess？

Question

There is a way to send username and password to directories protected by .htaccess/htpasswd, using php? Rather than having to enter the username and password in that horrible pop up?

I have a login page "outside" the area protected by htaccess / htpasswd, and would like to access a file "inside" of my protected by htaccess / htpasswd directory by entering the username and password in my php script, rather than enter in the pop up that appears when i try to access the protected area.

Is there any way to do this using both, php and htaccess?

Answer 1

To expand on my comment, consider the following PHP script, which reads the protected file and gives it to the user if the proper password foobar is supplied.

Keep in mind that if your connection is not over SSL , you are sending your password in the clear.

   <?php

    $pass = $_POST['pass'];
    $filename = "MyFoo.txt";

    $file = "path/to/protected/directory/$filename";

    if($pass == "foobar")
    {
        header('Content-type: application/octet-stream');
        header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"$filename\"");
        header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
        header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file));
        ob_clean();
        flush();
        readfile($file);
    }
    if(isset($_POST))
    {?>
        <form method="POST" action="">
            Password <input type="password" name="pass"></input>
            <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Get File" ></input>
            </form>
    <?}
    ?>