Re^5: CGI and web services

Now I need to perform basic HTTP authentication. Any pointers there?

That depends, what is the source of the usernames/passwords? Some kind of local database you control, or do you authenticate them through google?

Addendum: for those monks (ie: me) who dont usually care to go looking for proprietary API docs, it would help to include a link to them :)

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Re^6: CGI and web services by dshahin (Pilgrim) on Jan 30, 2007 at 22:53 UTC
it's my own username and password sent back to me from google. I'm trying to access the Authorization header but it seems to have been stripped by the time it gets to my script. Any tips? dan shahin	[reply]
Re^7: CGI and web services by EvanK (Chaplain) on Jan 30, 2007 at 23:03 UTC
In that case, you could probably just let Apache handle the authentication by using an htaccess file in the directory containing your script. I believe that should work, unless I'm missing something. __________ The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. - Terry Pratchett	[reply]