How can PHP be used to protect access to a Perl script without modifying the Perl script itself?

To protect access to a Perl script without modifying the Perl script itself, you can use PHP to act as a gatekeeper. The PHP script can check for certain conditions or credentials before allowing access to the Perl script. This way, the PHP script can control who has permission to execute the Perl script. 

<?php
// Check if user is authenticated
if($_SESSION['authenticated'] !== true){
    // Redirect to login page or display an error message
    header('Location: login.php');
    exit;
}

// Execute the Perl script
$output = shell_exec('perl your_perl_script.pl');

// Display the output of the Perl script
echo $output;
?>

Keywords

PHP Perl script access control htaccess authentication

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