Apache::AuthenDBI - Authentication via Perl's DBI
# Configuration in httpd.conf or srm.conf PerlModule Apache::AuthenDBI # Authentication in .htaccess AuthName DBI AuthType Basic #authenticate via DBI PerlAuthenHandler Apache::AuthenDBI PerlSetVar AuthDBIDB dbname PerlSetVar AuthDBIUser username PerlSetVar AuthDBIAuth auth PerlSetVar AuthDBIDriver driver #DBI->connect(DB, User, Auth, Driver) PerlSetVar AuthDBIUserTable table PerlSetVar AuthDBINameField user PerlSetVar AuthDBIPasswordField password #SELECT PasswordField from UserTable WHERE NameField='$user_sent' <Limit GET POST> require valid-user </Limit>
The AuthType is limited to Basic. The require directive is limited to 'valid-user' and 'user xxx' (no group support).
This module allows the Apache server to authenticate against a database. It should be used together with Apache::DBI.pm to gain the benefit of a persistent database connection. Remember that the authentication accesses the database once for every request ! Make sure, that in httpd.conf or srm.conf the module Apache::DBI comes first:
PerlModule Apache::DBI PerlModule Apache::AuthenDBI
The authentication module makes use of persistent connections only if the appropriate module Apache::DBI is already loaded !
The database access uses Perl's DBI. For supported DBI drivers see:
http://www.hermetica.com/technologia/DBI/
Apache(3), DBI(3)
mod_perl by Doug MacEachern <dougm@osf.org> DBI by Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk> Apache::AuthenDBI by Edmund Mergl <E.Mergl@bawue.de>
To install Apache::DBI, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Apache::DBI
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Apache::DBI
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.