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Community and .htaccess
Thanks, Alex, for the recent update on Community.

I do have one important (at least for me) remaining question:

Will there be an easy way to synchronize the centralized user database with (or even base it on) an .htpasswd file?

In more detail:

Our site has a reasonably extensive, paid, members-only section (not porn, honest) and I am looking at integrating GForum, DBMan, and possibly GMail. As it currently exists, with only relatively static content and functionality behind the .htaccess protected sections, the e-commerce sign-up script we are using adds users to the .htpasswd file automatically after they have paid their membership dues and deletes them when rebilling fails. This, obviously, is a very convenient way to manage membership and dues billing. However, if and when the aforementioned GT products are integrated, I would like a way for non-members to sign-up with limited privileges, while members automatically receive full privileges without having to login multiple times (i.e. through the .htaccess pop-up and then again via the Community process). Hopefully this makes sense.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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Thread Community and .htaccess hennagaijin 3449 Mar 22, 2002, 5:56 AM
Post Re: [davidziel] Community and .htaccess
Alex 3309 Mar 22, 2002, 8:55 AM