When you have a Drupal installation on a host that has HTTP authentication and for some reason the variable drupal_http_request_fails gets set, no http requests can be performed because system_check_http_request() is not able to authenticate. In my opintion, system_check_http_request() should use $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW'] and $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'] for the internal request, if they are set.

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dpearcefl’s picture

dpearcefl CreditAttribution: dpearcefl commented
Status: Active » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

Does this issue exist in current D6?

Jorrit’s picture

Jorrit CreditAttribution: Jorrit commented
Status: Postponed (maintainer needs more info) » Closed (won't fix)

I have not had the need for this change since 2008, but the issue is still present. Either no one has had the problem or they haven't found this thread. In any case, I think this report can be closed.

dpearcefl’s picture

dpearcefl CreditAttribution: dpearcefl commented
Status: Closed (won't fix) » Postponed

Going to open this issue until I can confirm it doesn't exist in modern Drupal.

Status: Postponed » Closed (outdated)

Automatically closed because Drupal 6 is no longer supported. If the issue verifiably applies to later versions, please reopen with details and update the version.