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HTTP authentication from PHP

by Mr Me on May 6, 2010 in php

Do you know you can implement http authentication using php code? HTTP authentications are those you see when you open control panel or administrative backend website, prompting for username and password in html authentication prompt. This can be done in php using following code: <?php if (!isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'])) { header(‘WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm=”My Realm”‘); header(‘HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized’); [...]

1 Comments admin, auth, authentication, control panel, http, http protocol, login, password, php header, prompt, restrict, username

How to reset mysql root password (Windows)

by Mr Me on March 3, 2010 in general

Of course, it is not my post. But I wrote it here for a back up for myself. I got this from some website, it works ! Steps1) Stop running Mysql service first (Administrative tools > Services ) Open command prompt (cmd) and reach the directory (using CD command) where Mysql bin is installed (eg: [...]

1 Comments change, command, command prompt, execute, Mysql, new, password, password reset, reset, root, services, tricks, update, user

Save your passwords and secured files using TrueCrypt

by Mr Me on March 20, 2009 in general

Hello programmer, If you are a programmer, you might experience on saving your different ftp , email , website credintals (usernames and passwords) . Someone uses google documents for saving passwords. Some use email itself as a password storing medium. To be more secured, you have to save your passwords in you local machine rather [...]

3 Comments file, folder, google document, hack, password, save, secure, truecrypt

Contact Grabber

by Mr Me on November 6, 2008 in Downloads, php, php source code

If you are a social media website developer , sometimes you might search for grabbing contacts from a particular email account if the password is given. I also did the same. In most of the cases it did not work properly. But recently i got a contact grabber from phpclasses.org which works perfectly on Gmail, [...]

46 Comments access, AOL, code, contact, download, email, fetch, get, gmail, grab, grabber, Hotmail, Indiatimes, Linkedin, lycos, MySpace, orkut, password, php, Rediff, yahoo

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Specialising in PHP, MVC, Agile, LAMP and iPhone Application Development, Sajith has over 5 years experience in the web programming industry during which time he has had his work featured in high profile lists on sites like Mashable. He was a talented and efficient member of the Cyber-Duck programming team, working alongside some of the best in the industry. Co-Founder of MobMe Wireless Pvt Limited, Sajith also has considerable experience in successful business management, having helped to excel the company to become listed as one of the "10 startups to watch in 2008" by the Wall Street Journal and by NASSCOM as one of the "100 most innovative companies in India", joining others like Texas Instruments, Tata Consultancy Services, Satyam and IBM. This technical blog is started three years before which now receives more than 120,000 visits each month and has more than 4000 subscribers.