Cool alternative. We don't write .htaccess files like that though. Anyway, I actually wrote a function to parse the .htaccess file, but I will try this SetEnv/getenv technique also. Thanks. Regards, Dwight > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris [mailto:dmagick@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 7:20 PM > To: Dwight Altman > Cc: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Determine AuthMySQL* directives in script? > > Dwight Altman wrote: > > I only agree to it "depending" if I have to write my own function using > a > > regular expression to parse the .htaccess file, but I was wondering if > it is > > already available from a PHP function or variable. > > > > In the .htaccess file, the AuthMySQLDB directive: > > 1) may not be present > > 2) may be commented out > > 3) may appear like the following starting in the first columns: > > AuthMySQL... > > AuthMySQLDB aDataBaseName > > AuthMySQL... > > 4) may be commented out with a valid entry present > > #AuthMySQLDB oldInactiveDataBaseName > > AuthMySQLDB newActiveDataBaseName > > 5) who knows? -- it may have other "white space" and not start in the > first > > column > > AuthMySQLDB newActiveDataBaseName > > > > Is that what you meant? How else can it be specified in the .htaccess > file? > > No, I meant it depends on how it is defined in the htaccess file. > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/mod_env.html > > SetEnv AuthMySQLDB dbName > > would allow you to: > > $dbname = getenv('AuthMySQLDB'); > > > Apart from that I'm out of ideas :) > > -- > Postgresql & php tutorials > http://www.designmagick.com/ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php