Downloading file programmatically with HTTP authentication [closed]

Question

I want to download a file (e.g. http://rapidpich.ir/d/555864) programmatically using php. However, when I attempt to follow the link in my web browser, I'm asked for a username and password.

How can I provide these credentials in PHP and retrieve the file?

Answer 1

Usually to grab a file you'd write something like:

$file_contents = file_get_contents("http://url.to/file");

You may do something other than store into a variable, or you may use a different function.

If the file is protected by HTTP authentication, you can usually specify the credentials in the URI:

$file_contents = file_get_contents("http://username:[email protected]/file");

Hope this helps.