entry_auth_dir
This is my first EE2 extension. There very well may be more coming in the future as my currnet job position has be building and maintaining websites using ExpressionEngine. The requirements for creating extensions are documented on the EE website, but I had done a lot of searching for examples to make this finally work for me.
Entry Authentication Directory
Overview
This extension is called when entries are submitted. If the entry submitted is in the channel you have in the settings, the extension checks for username, password and directory name fields within the channel. If the submitted password field is empty, the entension generates a random password based on the settings. The directory will be created with .htaccess and .htpasswd files. If an additional file was provided in the settings, the extension will also copy that file to the directory.
If the entry already has the directory structure in place, it will only update the htpasswd file with the new username and password that was submitted and skip the rest of the processing.
Settings
One the extension has been installed and enabled in your EE install, you will be able to access the settings for the extension.
- Parent Directory
This is the system path to the directory in which each of the new protected directories will be created.
- Authentication Realm
This is the name of the protected area that appears on the password prompt.
- Length of Generated Passwords
The number of chatacters to use in passwords that are randomly generated.
- Allowed Character Types
Types of characters that are used in the generation of random passwords.
- Channel
The channel to make the directories for.
- Username Field
The name of the field in the channel that stores the username to log in with.
- Password Field
The name of the field in the channel that stores the password to log in with.
- Directory Name Field
The name of the field that contains the name of the directory to be created.
- Copy to Directory
System path to a file that you would like copied to the newly reated directories.
Hooks
- entry_submission_absolute_end
Current Version Information
The most up-to-date files can be found via the GitHub repository for this project.
Comments, ratings, etc. can be found on the Devot-ee Add-on Page.
| package | Entry Authenication Directory |
|---|---|
| version | 1.0 |
| author | Justin Koivisto |
| copyright | Copyright © 2011 Justin Koivisto |
| license | LGPL |
| link | http://koivi.com/ee-entry-auth-dir |