In a basic HTML web page, how do you make the user have to enter a username and password before they are allowed to download a file?
What is the best way of achieving this on a website, preferably in plain HTML?
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In a basic HTML web page, how do you make the user have to enter a username and password before they are allowed to download a file?
What is the best way of achieving this on a website, preferably in plain HTML?
You won’t be able to do this with plain HTML. Easiest way is probably to place the protected file in a directory protected by an .htaccess and .htpasswd file.