NAME

Htpasswd - access to unix-type passwords for web access.

SYNOPSIS

# for non-oo use:
use Htpasswd qw(ht_add ht_del ht_mod ht_check);

ht_add( $file, $user, $passwd );
ht_check( $file, $user, $passwd );
ht_mod( $file, $user, $newpasswd );
ht_del( $file, $user );

# oo use: not yet available

DESCRIPTION

This is an interface to Unix-style password files for web access (ie: Apache). It allows the programmer to add/delete/modify/check passwords. It was originally created for use in conjunction with .htaccess files.

SUBROUTINES

    All subroutines return boolean values.

TODO

    Object oriented subs.

AUTHOR

Steve Purkis <spurkis@engsoc.carleton.ca>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 1997 Steve Purkis. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

http://www.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html for instructions on how to use .htaccess files.