Sets the value of authtype property. Almost allways you will be using Basic authentication. Since most browsers don't yet support Digest authentication you should only use Digest if you can control what browsers will be accessing the resources.
Parameter
string $type - authentication type to use. Should be Basic os Digest. Defaults to Basic.
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