htaccess

Hi everyone. I've got a client that has a password protected directory using .htaccess. The problem is, this client has 250 users, and wants to have complete control over adding/deleting/modifying users. I have attempted to install a few such web-based utilities that claim to do just this, to no avail. I attempted to write my own CGI script with the following code: --------- CODE ----------- #!/usr/bin/perl use CGI qw(param); $username = param("username"); $password = param("password"); system("/usr/sbin/htpasswd -b /home/sites/www.mnvac.org/web/employees2/.htpasswd $username $password"); ---------- CODE ------------ to no avail. Does anyone know any way to accomplish this using a PHP function? Thanks! Daren Cotter [ Web Development ] - [ Database Administration ] Prairie Lakes Internet (507) 344-1318 darenc@prairie.lakes.com http://web.lakes.com