HOW TO CREATE A PASSWORD FOR A .HTPASSWD FILE USING PHP

RussianRoot 01/07/2013 0

Below is a PHP script that generates a password for .htpasswd from the clear text password stored in $clearTextPassword.

Please note: For Apache servers running on Windows you have to use the htpasswd program to generate passwords, or use the htpasswd generator.

<?php
// Password to be encrypted for a .htpasswd file
$clearTextPassword = 'some password';

// Encrypt password
$password = crypt($clearTextPassword, base64_encode($clearTextPassword));

// Print encrypted password
echo $password;
?>

<?php

// Password to be encrypted for a .htpasswd file

$clearTextPassword = 'some password';

// Encrypt password

$password = crypt($clearTextPassword, base64_encode($clearTextPassword));

// Print encrypted password

echo $password;

How to use the code:

Copy the above the code and paste it into your favorite text editor (ie notepad).
Change “some password” to the password you want to encrypt.
Save the code in file called htpasswd.php.
Upload htpasswd.php to your webserver.
Execute the code by going to http://www.your-domain.com/htpasswd.php
The outputted text is your encrypted password.

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My name is Konstantin Konobeyev. I am a 21 y.o. russian web developer. Live and work in Italy - South Tyrol. My hobbies are: Traveling, Web development, DSLR Photography, Hiking, Slackline and alot of other things. Feel free to comment and give feedback.