.htaccess full link with user and pass without login form

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12 Years Ago

Hi,

I use .htaccess file to set user and pass for folder. I want when i click to link (with user and pass) to automatically log into site, without login form. How to generate that link www.site.com/?user&pass or how?

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joehms22 18 Junior Poster · Answer 1 · 2011-11-05T01:40:26+00:00

You can use the link below:

http://username:password@www.website.com/directory/file.html

I would strongly advise against it though! Passwords should not be sent as part of a GET request in plain-text ever due to the ease of stealing them.