Authenticating via .htaccess / login screen

[Frank_Rizzo]

I'm currently using .htaccess to control access to a secure area.

I dont like the standard browser login prompt which appears when accessing the secure area.

Is it possible to create a login form and then authenticate? I know this is possible with PHP and stuff. Is it possible with raw .htaccess files?

[littleman]

I don't think so.

[dingman]

Nope, Littleman is right. [httpd.apache.org]

"Unfortunately, these things are features of the browser, and cannot be controlled from the server side. If you want the login to look different, then you will need to implement your own authentication scheme. There is no way to change what this login box looks like if you are using basic authentication."