Simple Password Protected Page

A simple PHP password protection script for a single page. Your visitors must enter a password and username into a form to view the content of the page.

<?php
// Define your username and password
$username = "someuser";
$password = "somepassword";

if ($_POST['txtUsername'] != $username || $_POST['txtPassword'] != $password) {

?>
<h1>Login</h1>
<form name="form" method="post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">

<label for="txtUsername">Username:</label>
    
<input type="text" title="Enter your Username" name="txtUsername" />

<label for="txtpassword">Password:</label>
    
<input type="password" title="Enter your password" name="txtPassword" />
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Login" />
</form>

<?php

}
else {

?>

This is the protected page. Your private content goes here.

<?php

}

?>