Hacking the login/pass routines

[Raptor]

Heres an idea

I want to put a part of our forums as a private page (i.e. downloads area) but have it protected so only registered users can access the page (similar login to the admin page)

i assume this would be some added routines to the global.php ?

and maybe a file login.php which would include the data to be displayed on the page

i dont want the displayed page to have anything to do with the forums - just connected to have access for registered users login and pass

i'm sure others have wanted a similar page on their sites

any input would be appreciated

[Raptor]

http://vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?postid=132326

this thread seems to have the right idea

intergrating the php user database with .htacess

this would be fantastic for sites that want its members to have access to different parts of the website (shopping carts / download areas / info sites)