How to check if login details are correct?

[kgp43]

Hi,

I'm using the API1 to do remote backups for a couple of my clients.
I would like to check if they username/password is correct before I try to create the backups.

How do I do that?

This is my current code to create the backups (using the xmlapi.php provided by cpanel).

    function start() {

        $xmlapi = new xmlapi($this->host);
        $xmlapi->password_auth($this->cpuser,$this->cppass);
        $xmlapi->set_http_client($this->http_client); // Default: cURL
        $xmlapi->set_port($this->port);
        $xmlapi->set_debug(1);

        $api_args = array( 
            'ftp', // destination type
            $this->ftphost, // destination address
            $this->ftpuser, // ftp user
            $this->ftppass, // ftp password
            $this->notify, // email to notify
            21, // port
            '/'.$this->ftpfolder // remote path to put file
        );

        return $xmlapi->api1_query($this->cpuser,'Fileman','fullbackup',$api_args);
    } 

[kgp43]

I tried to do a "dummy query", to see if it's possible to use the output for anything, but it's empty.

function check_login() {

    $xmlapi = new xmlapi($this->host);
    $xmlapi->password_auth($this->cpuser,$this->cppass);
    $xmlapi->set_http_client($this->http_client); // Default: cURL
    $xmlapi->set_port($this->port);
    $xmlapi->set_debug(1);
        
    return $xmlapi->api1_query($this->cpuser,'Serverinfo','servicestatus');
} 

[kgp43]

No one knows what to do?

[charsleysa]

Why do you require the XMLAPI to check your Username and Password? If its just you using it then hardcode in the correct login details and just secure the script.
Usually the XMLAPI will return an object telling you that access is denied, try multiple queries with correct and incorrect login details and print_r the results to the browser. Thats the best way to find out what you are working with.

[kgp43]

If it's just me using it, then I would probably not even bother using the xmlapi in the first place
it's for my clients.

[charsleysa]

Well the best way is to dump all the variables on screen and see what you get, that way you know whats happening at every step.