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Old 05-22-2012, 07:39 PM  
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Originally Posted by raymor View Post
If you do this, it's best to keep each processor in their own password file. That's because most biller's scripts have a bug which will empty the file under certain conditions. Getting all of them synced to the same file all at once is a real pain. Also when you move a site to a new server the same can apply. The password file can get out of sync during the transition and it's a lot easier to correct if each processor syncs their own file.
Lol password file? That's so 2002. Just use a database.
If you use nats it's all handled by the database. .htpassword is very old fashioned and can indeed cause the file to be emptied if it's locked wrong etc.
.htaccess with mysql database is much better. And has a lot more posibilities.
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