Justin, Thanks again. I've been doing some more research on .htaccess. The problem I see is that it is high maintenance, i.e. I've already got a MySQL table of users with username and password. To use .htaccess, you have to have a htpasswd file containing duplicate usernames and passwords, and this would have to be in sync with the MySQL table.
I have found that there is an Apache module, mod_auth_mysql, that allows .htaccess to access a MySQL database for the information it needs. This module is available at http://www.diegonet.com/support/mod_auth_mysql.shtml. Problem is you have to install the mod and recompile Apache, I think. And I don't know how to do that yet. However, if everything works in accordance with my interpretation, you should be able to put an .htascess file into the directory you wish to protect and Mod_auth_mysql will communicate with the database to authenticate the users. Roger -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
