Hi: I've used the mod_auth_mysql apache module for access control in another project. The advantage over having Apache do linear searches in a password file is speed - when there are many hundreds or thousands of entries to scan. After a quick look it seems to me that Apache can be configured to index into the aMember mysql database directly rather than first generating then scanning .htpasswd and .htgroup files Has this been done, and are the config file changes documented? If not I'll try it out and post results. Wes
No, it has not been done, but definitely easy to do. However, it will be better to create plugin which will mantain table with content like .htpasswd - table of ACTIVE customers. If you use "members" table directly, it would be incorrect, as it contains active, pending and expired customers. I would recommend you to try advanced protection option, like this one: https://www.cgi-central.net/amemberdocs/pro...php_inc_mrw.htm The advantage is that it provides HTML-based login form for any type of content.
Thanks for the reply. Up to now I've been exploring the free version of aMember, and it seems not to include rewrite.php. Is there a way I can stick with the free version and use rewrite for access control as you suggest? Wes