alter htaccess with php

[jennyflower]

Hi,

I want to create a site that allows users to have access to their directory which stores some files for them.

I want to be able to add a user, create their directory then alter the htaccess file to password protect the directory. Is there anyway to do this with php as I am just trying to avoid having to go into my hosting control panel everytime I add a new user in.

I don't really yet understand completely how htaccess and htpassword work yet though so a really simplified version of what to do along with a description of what each ht file actually does would help!

Thanks

 

[jpadie]

provided you have write access to your web directories (from php) you can create htaccess and htpassword files on the fly. use a combination of fopen and fwrite.