$_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] - Is Empty during phpinfo.php

[Pandee]

Hello I have the following environment:

- Apache 2

-Ubuntu 18.04

-MySQL

 

My problem is the $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] - When I check the phpinfo.php it shows up as empty or "No value". However I did set it on a page like so:

$_SERVER["REMOTE_USER"] = $_SESSION["username"];

During the login event and it is working when printing:

 print "REMOTE_USER: ".$_SERVER["REMOTE_USER"]."\n";

 

Am I setting it incorrectly or perhaps theres a proper way to do it?

 

Many Thanks

 

[requinix]

That is not what REMOTE_USER is for.

Why do you think you are supposed to be using it?

[Pandee]

Hello!

You see Im trying to link a wiki installation to use an existing database with users already populated. Ive been trying my best to research on getting it work and apparently it needs remote_user to parse a remote login into the wiki. In doing so a user wont need to login twice.

Examples of this is like: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Auth_remoteuser

Or for doku this: https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:authremoteuser

 

Thanks @requinixfor the help

Edited February 4, 2021 by Pandee

[requinix]

The REMOTE_USER is a value that is populated for you if the user is set up to be authenticated through your web server. It is not. Nor is it likely what you should be using if you have to work with a database.

You need a custom (potentially) mechanism to authenticate users against your database. That seems to mean using AuthManager.

[Pandee]

Ok! Thanks for that link. Ill do my best to study it up