htaccess username

[ifisher]

I secure my pages using htaccess. How can I reference the username within a java script?

[requestcode]

Javascript can not do that. It can not read or write to files.

[ifisher]

In perl you can reference the environement variable
ENV{'REMOTE_USER'}. Can I not reference this variable within javascript?

[Choopernickel]

only by writing it into a bit of javascript via a server-side language like perl. it's a server variable, and is therefore only available on the server. javascript is for the client, except in some old ASP pages where you could run javascript on the server. by and large, what you'll find here is client-side javascript, not server-side.

so, to sum up: no.

[brothercake]

Originally posted by Choopernickel
by writing it into a bit of javascript via a server-side language
for example, write the value into a hidden form field, which you can then read with JS

[Choopernickel]

or even just outputting it directly. Here's what I'd do in ColdFusion:

--page.cfm (pre-processing)--
<cfset myCFvar = 'something'>
<cfoutput>
<script type="text/javascript">
myJSvar = '#myCFvar#';
//(etc.)
</script>
</cfoutput>

--page.cfm (post-processing)--
<script type="text/javascript">
myJSvar = 'something';
//(etc.)
</script>

[ifisher]

Thanks for all the responses. I decided to write a perl script and embedded in my web page.