Re: http header question

If I understand you right, you should be able to use the global varialbe $PHP_AUTH_USER (or something very close to that) in those pages. To double check add a phpinfo() in one of those pages and see if that variable is set to the username entered. -philip In article <5.0.0.25.2.20001221170943.0201b0d0@mail.wildpackets.com> you write: >All - > >I have some directories on an Apache server which contain PHP scripts that >access a Mysql database. These directories are password protected using >Basic Authentication (.htaccess files, etc ). >In order to log activity carried out through the scripts in these >directories, I'd like to be able to have the PHP code access which logins >are accessing the scripts. As this information is passed in clear text >through the http headers requesting the pages generated by the script, I >would imagine it should be pretty simple to grab the info. > >But I am not sure exactly how to go about it. Any ideas? > >TIA. > >Kevin McCarthy Body & Soul >http://www.bodynsoul.com