using file_get_contents to authenticate and access an htaccess protected file [duplicate]

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I need to reach a foreign .php page protected by a regular .htaccess file (Auth type Basic, htpasswords etc...).

I'd like to send the user and password needed through the request. Is it possible? I would like to avoid cURL and all pecl_http dependent functions if possible...

Thank you @jack, I couldn't find that one in the search results. Let's hope that from now on the keywords cumulate and our fellow developers will find their way to this answer. — Sebas
– Sebas, Commented Feb 25, 2014 at 3:17

bishop · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-25 12:18:54Z

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Off-hand, I believe you can use a context to do that:

$context = stream_context_create(array (
    'http' => array (
        'header' => 'Authorization: Basic ' . base64_encode("$username:$password")
    )
));
$data = file_get_contents($url, false, $context);

edited Feb 25, 2014 at 12:18

answered Feb 25, 2014 at 1:57

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Jose Manuel Abarca Rodríguez Over a year ago

According to comment by chris dot vigelius at gmx dot net in PHP documentation (php.net/manual/en/function.stream-context-create.php) the header parameter MUST be an array (bug = bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=41051).

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