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Paul Matos
Paul Matos

Reputation: 169

Checking if a file is behind htaccess

Is there anyway to check if a file, in my case an image file, is behind htaccess?

I am trying to echo out the path to an image src where in some cases the file will be behind an htaccess required authentication. In that case I want it to display nothing. Right now, it presents the login/password prompt because I am referencing that image.

Sample:

folder2 is behind required authentication

$folders = ['folder1','folder2'];

foreach($folders as $folder){

    if(is_readable($folder.'/thumb.png'))
        echo "<img src='{$folder}/thumb.png' />";
    else
        echo 'img not found';

}

I have tried is_readable and file_exists, both seem to still present the prompt.

edit: htaccess file

AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /home/.../.htpasswd
AuthName "Please Log In"
require valid-user

Upvotes: 1

Views: 112

Answers (2)

Leo Wilson
Leo Wilson

Reputation: 503

Using something like cURL, you could send an HTTP request and see the request code. If it shows 401 or 403, it's unauthorized. Otherwise, it's fine.

UPDATE: It would be simpler just to use the get_headers() method for this. The first item in the array will be the response code, which you can handle as outlined above.

Upvotes: 4

Saa
Saa

Reputation: 1615

You can read the .htaccess files and look for the require word, or do something smarter depending on how your .htaccess files might vary:

Something like this: 

if(strpos(file_get_contents($folder."/.htaccess"), "require") === false)
{
    // show image
}

Of course you'll want to cache the output for each folder.

Upvotes: 1

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