PHP Login system hard coded username and password

Question

I had to do a basic login system to protect a page, and I have no access to database so i store the username and password hard coded in php page.

My question is, can thi

Answer 1

in my opinion, this solution is safe enough when you don't plan to use it forever. What would I check is setting of your web server - some text editors makes backup copies of edited files, like index.php~, index.php.bkp or so. Make sure whether your web server do not serve those files, if any.