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Babaganoosh · 05-03-2002, 08:29 AM

I am putting the finishing touches on a new "join for free" type script. The first version of it will use .htaccess for password protection. How many users can .htaccess handle? After all, it is only a flat text file. I can cook up a mod_auth_mysql version easy enough so apache can authenticate users from a MySQL database, but for most people, that apache mod wouldn't be practical. Anyway, my largest .htpasswd file is about 6000 users long and it seems to work okay. Anyone have any experience with a larger password file?

05-03-2002, 08:29 AM
Babaganoosh ♥♥♥ Likes Hugs ♥♥♥ Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: /home Posts: 15,841	.htaccess Limits - What's your largest? I am putting the finishing touches on a new "join for free" type script. The first version of it will use .htaccess for password protection. How many users can .htaccess handle? After all, it is only a flat text file. I can cook up a mod_auth_mysql version easy enough so apache can authenticate users from a MySQL database, but for most people, that apache mod wouldn't be practical. Anyway, my largest .htpasswd file is about 6000 users long and it seems to work okay. Anyone have any experience with a larger password file? __________________ I like pie.