Password Protection

[TomBullock]

Hello

I have a php script which basically is a FTP script allowing me to upload, download, delete etc. but i you can only perform these actions in the directory that the php script is in.

I want to put it in my main directory where my index etc. is.

To access it i would put http://mydomain.co.uk/admin.php.

In doing this though it would allow anyone who goes to http://mydomain.co.uk/admin.php would be able to perform the actions i mentioned above which could result in them deleting my whole site.

Could anyone tell me how i can password protect that php file.

 

Thank you

Tom Bullock

 

Note: I cannot password protect the main directory because people would be asked for a password when they go to http://my domain.co.uk

[BlueSkyIS]

SESSIONS.

 

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/phpsessions.php

 

On the page, use a session variable to see if the user is logged in. If not, present a login form. On POST, if the login credentials are correct, set a session variable saying "user is logged in" and display the protected info.