NAME
Apache::AuthenMT - Authenticate using Movable Type's database
SYNOPSIS
Example 1: .htaccess:
<%Perl>
use lib '/www/htdocs/apps/mt/lib';
use lib '/www/htdocs/apps/mt/extlib';
</%Perl>
PerlModule Apache::AuthenMT
AuthName MindsIsland
AuthType Basic
PerlSetVar MT_DIR /www/htdocs/apps/mt/
PerlAuthenHandler Apache::AuthenMT
require valid-user
Example 2: httpd.conf:
<%Perl>
use lib '/www/htdocs/apps/mt/lib';
use lib '/www/htdocs/apps/mt/extlib';
</%Perl>
PerlModule Apache::AuthenMT
<Location /somewhere>
AuthName MindsIsland
AuthType Basic
PerlSetVar MT_DIR /www/htdocs/apps/mt/
PerlAuthenHandler Apache::AuthenMT
require valid-user
<Location /somewhere>
REQUIRES
- Movable Type
-
Movable Type is a popular blogging system.
- mod_perl
-
mod_perl embeds a perl interpreter into apache.
DESCRIPTION
This is a mod_perl authentication handler that authenticates using Movable Type's database. Setting it up requires that you already have Movable Type installed on your system. Configuring it is then a simple matter of adding a few lines to httpd.conf or .htaccess to tell Apache that you'd like Apache::AuthenMT to handle authentication for a URL. The synopsis provides some example configurations you can adapt to your needs.
METHODS
- handler
-
mod_perl auth handler
- authenticate
-
This checks the user and password against database.
VARIABLES
- MT_DIR
-
This variable should contain the path to your Movable Type perl modules. It needs to be set in your httpd.conf using the
PerlSetVar
directive.
AUTHOR
John BEPPU <beppu@cpan.org>
SEE ALSO
http://www.modperl.com/ and http://www.movabletype.org/