Description:
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If registering global variables is enabled (php.ini: register_globals = on), the variables $PHP_AUTH_USER and $GLOBALS['PHP_AUTH_USER'] are implicitely set to the values the browser sent. That works fine.

In case registering global variables is disabled (php.ini: register_globals = off), neither $PHP_AUTH_USER nor $GLOBALS['PHP_AUTH_USER'] is set. This IS desired for $PHP_AUTH_USER but it seems to be wrong for $GLOBALS['PHP_AUTH_USER'].

Since I found no other way to get the username and password enterred by the user, a site can not use "WWW-Authenticate" if register_globals is off.

I use PHP compiled as Apache module on a Windows-NT4.

PHP Version:
PHP 4.3.2 (cgi-fcgi), Copyright (c) 1997-2003 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v1.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2003 Zend Technologies
    with DBG v2.11.23, (C) 2000,2001,2002,2003, by Dmitri Dmitrienko

Apache version:
Server version: Apache/2.0.46
Server built:   Jun  2 2003 20:35:59


Reproduce code:
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<?php
    if (!isset($GLOBALS['PHP_AUTH_USER']))
    {
        Header( "WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm=\"Test Authentication System\"");
        Header( "HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized");
        echo "You must enter a valid login ID and password to access this resource.\n";
        exit;
    }
    // never reached if "register_globals = Off" in php.ini
    echo "Hello {$GLOBALS['PHP_AUTH_USER']} !!<br>";
?>


Expected result:
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Hello what_ever_i_entered_as_username !!


Actual result:
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The browser repeats showing the authentication dialog until pressing cancel. Then the browser shows:
You must enter a valid login ID and password to access this resource.