[williwaw]

Hi all,
I am trying to password protect a .pdf document.

I have it working "pretty much" but rather than have a link that needs to be clicked after the name/pass is entered in the "Else..." statement, I have been trying to have the .pdf document open "automatically" without the link.

    <?php

    // Define your username and password
    $username = "name";
    $password = "pass";

    if ($_POST['txtUsername'] != $username || $_POST['txtPassword'] != $password) {

    ?>
    
//HTML Form resides here

    <?php
    }
    else {
    ?>
//This is where I would like the document to 
//"automatically" open.
    <p><a href="doc.pdf">SURVEY</a></p>

    <?php
    }
    ?>

Thanks for your help and I am going to go and open my PHP book. I will post an answer if I get one.


Cheers,
Williwaw

[williwaw]

Well it's not PHP, but it does solve the problem...

<script language="javascript">window.location='#';</script>

Thanx all,
Williwaw

[CrazeD]

That's not secure at all. They can just type the URL to the .pdf into the browser and access it.

You should use .htaccess instead.

[williwaw]

If they know the path of the document, sure they can type it in. I don't need it to be bomb proof, I just need loose control over the laymen to the access of the document.

Thanks for your help,
Williwaw