automate HTTP Authentication using PHP

[asifmulla]

Hi,

I have protected directory say "protected" holding static html, files etc. etc. stuff under root directory.Protected directory have an authentication using htaccess. So if somebody directly access this protected folder then it asks for credentials.

Suppose I have login script written outside the protected folder. If I am authenticating using login script then is it possible to set server variables with valid login credentials so that if i am accessing protected folder then automatically it will allow to access protected data without htaccess authentication?

[g1smd]

I don't believe so, unless your system is adding the new user data to the .htpasswd file there.

[asifmulla]

Yah my .htpasswd file is outside of protected directory and i am utilizing this .htpasswd in login script outside of protected area.

[asifmulla]

My Folder structure is as follows:
root
-login.php
-.htpasswd
+
--Protected
---HTML