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.htaccess redirects according to user/pw combination?

Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:38 am
by prue_
Hi all,

I need to set up an .htaccess file in a root folder that requires a username and a password, and will direct the user to a different folder depending on the username and password entered.

E.g.:

1. The user goes to http://www.example.com/
2. They enter their username (bobsmith) and password (923r9w8c2w)
3. They are redirected to http://www.example.com/bobsfolder/
4. If a user goes to http://www.example.com/bobsfolder/ directly, they are prompted for a user name and password BUT do not have to re-enter it if they have already.


This is so that I can have multiple folders and multiple users, but only need to provide them with one common link.

Does anyone know if and how this can this be done? Thanks for reading this.

Re: .htaccess redirects according to user/pw combination?

Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:55 pm
by starram
Are you going to create folder for every user?

Re: .htaccess redirects according to user/pw combination?

Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:12 pm
by prue_
thanks starram, there are folders already for the users.. is this doable with htaccess, or it should be done with php or javascript? thanks again