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mikechip/php-httpauth
=====================

HTTP authorization wrapper for PHP 7

1.0.0(6y ago)034GPL-3.0-or-laterPHP

Since Oct 26Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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HTTP Auth Wrapper
=================

[](#http-auth-wrapper)

Library provides simple HTTP authentication

### Deprecated

[](#deprecated)

#### The library was made quite a while ago and may be out of date. Please make a fork if you want to use it.

[](#the-library-was-made-quite-a-while-ago-and-may-be-out-of-date-please-make-a-fork-if-you-want-to-use-it)

Installation
============

[](#installation)

Just download and include classes from `src` or use Composer:

`composer require mikechip/php-httpauth`

Sample use
==========

[](#sample-use)

```
    require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

    $auth = new Mike4ip\HttpAuth();
    $auth->addLogin('admin', 'test');
    $auth->addLogin('foo', 'bar');
    $auth->requireAuth();

    print('This is your hidden page');
```

Customization
=============

[](#customization)

```
    require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

    /*
     * HTTP Auth with customization
     */
    $auth = new Mike4ip\HttpAuth();
    $auth->setRealm('Pass login and password');

    // Set unauthorized callback
    $auth->onUnauthorized(function() {
        print("403 Forbidden");
        die;
    })->setCheckFunction(function($user, $pwd) {
        // List of logins => passwords
        $users = [
        'admin' => 'test',
        'foo' => 'bar'
        ];

        // Returns true if login and password matches
        return (isset($users[$user]) && $users[$user] === $pwd);
    })->requireAuth();

    print('This is your hidden page');
```

Feedback
========

[](#feedback)

Use **Issues** to contact me

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance27

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2394d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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Tags

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