Using Nginx auth in PHP scripts

[B.R.]

Thanks to both of you, I got the info I was seeking for.

However, when I try to activate the fastcgi_param, the content doesn't seem
to reach PHP anymore.
No error logged neither in Nginx nor PHP it seems.
I feel like I am a noob... oO

server {
        listen          80;
        server_name     ~ab.cd$;
        root            /var/web/$host;
        index           index.html index.php;
        try_files       $uri    $uri/   =404;
        access_log      /var/log/nginx/ab.cd/access.log main;
        error_log       /var/log/nginx/ab.cd/error.log warn;
        include         conf.d/includes/fastcgi.conf;
        auth_basic              "Get out!";
        auth_basic_user_file    /var/web/ab.cd.htpasswd;

        location ~ \.php$ {
                fastcgi_pass    unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;

                #If the following is activated, no more PHP output...
Something is wrong
#                fastcgi_param   MY_GREAT_USER      $remote_user;
        }
}

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*B. R.*


On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 4:30 PM, Steve Holdoway <steve at greengecko.co.nz>wrote:

> It's my understanding the $remote_user is available.
>
> Sorry, a poor example. Could have used one that answers your question
> directly...
>
> Steve
>
> On Tue, 2013-02-26 at 16:23 -0500, B.R. wrote:
> > Thanks, I learned something there.
> >
> > But does the auth_basic module allows you to load the username in a
> > Nginx variable?
> > From what I understand everything is processed internally.
> >
> >
> > ---
> > B. R.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Steve Holdoway
> > <steve at greengecko.co.nz> wrote:
> >         You can pass environment vars to PHP no problem...
> >
> >         Eg: if you set up geoip in nginx.conf
> >
> >         geoip_country           /usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIP.dat;
> >
> >         this makes $geoip_country_code available to your nginx config.
> >
> >         If you then set
> >         fastcgi_param GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE $geoip_country_code;
> >
> >         then
> >
> >         $_SERVER['GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE'] is then available to php.
> >
> >         This can be done for any variable set within nginx.
> >
> >         hth,
> >
> >         Stve
> >
> >
> >         On Tue, 2013-02-26 at 15:58 -0500, B.R. wrote:
> >         > Hello,
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > The only information I got on the Web was to protect folders
> >         with
> >         > Nginx auth, just like the plein old Apache's .htaccess.
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > I am already using AuthPlain to secure a folder with Nginx,
> >         using PHP
> >         > scripts inside.
> >         >
> >         > I wonder if it was possible to use Nginx auth information
> >         inside those
> >         > PHP scripts.
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > More precisely, I would have a directory protected with
> >         AuthPlain and
> >         > I would have a script (let's call it index.php) being called
> >         when the
> >         > authentication is successful.
> >         >
> >         > The AuthPlain has several users registered and I would like
> >         to know if
> >         > index.php might be aware who logged in to welcom him with
> >         his/her
> >         > username.
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > Am I dreaming too much ?
> >         > ---
> >         > B. R.
> >
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