password login

Please forgive me if this is a stupid question but I’m not sure how to ask google.

I have an apache server that I have enabled a protected folder on. When you try to access the folder a password box pops up (www.mattpoth.com click on the button). I would like to have a web form that I could make “pretty” with a form. What I would like to happen is someone would type in the name and password, click login and there in, no popup.

I don’t know if this is possible (with out getting too advanced).

Thanks
Tim

It's not possible (as far as I know) to plug an HTML form into the Apache passwording system the way I think you're talking about. However, if you have a server-side language, you can more-or-less replace it. Do you?

its mattpoth.net

That's nice, but not very helpful. Your server headers say you don't have any, but this method of detection isn't very accurate.

Currently I think I only have tomcat but if I need something else I can (try) to load it. Any recommendations? Any sites I should look at?
Thanks much
Tim

PHP would be my advice. http://www.php.net/