Hey Evolters : As far as checking passwords using the .htpasswd file is concerned, there is an excellent article by Julie Meloni at Zend that deals with user authentication using many different means (database, .htpasswd, etc.). The link to the tutorial/article is : http://www.zend.com/zend/tut/authentication.php The part specific to .htpasswd is : http://www.zend.com/zend/tut/authentication.php#Heading10 Hope this helps, Burhan Khalid _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.