title: What is the best way to password protect folder/page using php without a db or username
body: <p>What is the best way to password protect folder using php without a database or user name  but using. Basically I have a page that will list contacts for organization and need to password protect that folder without having account for every user . Just one password that gets changes every so often and distributed to the group. I understand that it is not very secure but never the less I would like to know how to do this. In the best way.</p>
  
  <p>It would be nice if the password is remembered for a while once user entered it correctly.</p>
  
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  <p>I am doing approximately what David Heggie suggested, except without cookies. It does seem  insecure as hell, but it is probably better having a bad password protection then none at all.  </p>
  
  <p>This is for internal site where people would have hell of a time remembering their login and password and would never go through <em>sign up</em>  process... unless it is really easy they would not use the system at all. </p>
  
  <p>I wanted to see other solutions to this problem. </p>
  
  <p>With user base consisting of not very tech savvy people what are other ways to do this.  </p>