> > I don't want to use htaccess.
> > I want users to login so I have their information. Not neccisarily for
> > security.
>
> You can still have the information if you use htaccess. Apache stores
> the name of the athenticated user in a variable accessible to PHP.
>
> $username = getenv("REMOTE_USER");
>
I'd still have to maintain an .htaccess file though. Wouldn't I?