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ldolse · 08-26-2011, 07:50 AM

There are two methods for password protecting the php server - the original used .htacess with simple 401 authentication, but this breaks Kindles and Android devices. Charles later added the ability to authenticate to the server using forms based auth instead - the .htpasswd file can still be used to store the usernames. I know this fixes Android for sure, but I don't have firsthand experience with the Kindle.

Note these options from the config file:

Code:

	/*
	 * Use built-in authentication. The format of the password file is the one
	 * generated by apache's htpasswd: username:password. Be sure that you
	 * use an encryption that your installation of PHP supports. Don't put your
	 * password file into web_dir
	 */
	$config['use_internal_login'] = false;
	$config['password_file'] = 'some path goes here';

08-26-2011, 07:50 AM	#126
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	There are two methods for password protecting the php server - the original used .htacess with simple 401 authentication, but this breaks Kindles and Android devices. Charles later added the ability to authenticate to the server using forms based auth instead - the .htpasswd file can still be used to store the usernames. I know this fixes Android for sure, but I don't have firsthand experience with the Kindle. Note these options from the config file: Code: /* * Use built-in authentication. The format of the password file is the one * generated by apache's htpasswd: username:password. Be sure that you * use an encryption that your installation of PHP supports. Don't put your * password file into web_dir */ $config['use_internal_login'] = false; $config['password_file'] = 'some path goes here';