Programmatically generating the .htaccess file

[kjedrusiak Profile]

We used to use a database query to generate passwords for access to one virtual directory. It has worked fine since we were hosting our own site.

We are now moving our site off to a third party provider. I don't want to expose our database to the internet.

Can we generate the .htaccess file programatically? Is there a specific format? Password encryption?

We could then update the file on the server using ftp.

Thanks in advance

Kyle Jedrusiak

[Anton]

Hello, Kyle

Yes, it's possible to update the .htaccess programmatically.
It's important to observe permissions for the .htaccess file and correct syntax.
No password encryption is used. It's a plain text file.