how to generate a password for htpasswd file using php

Question

Hi how can i generate a password using php, to use for the htpasswrd file. which encoding we are using?

Answer 1

It's better to delegate to the htpasswd app with system() and the like rather than to roll your own.

Also consider using a database and mod_auth_mysql or similar for auth.

Answer 2

here the link

http://www.htaccesstools.com/articles/create-password-for-htpasswd-file-using-php/

<?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;
?>

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