$REMOTE_USER and IIS5/PHP

[altaergo]

I read in the PHP Docs that the $REMOTE_USER variable is only available as an apache module. I'm writing an app in PHP on an IIS5 server and I need to get the user's name from their login info. It has to come right out of the NT domain, it doesn't have to be secured once I get it.

If I can't automate this step I'm going to either a, learn asp or b, hire a subcontractor to do the project or c, tell them to find someone else.

Long live PHP!

[Anon]

in IIS5 you can still use $REMOTE_USER to get the login id. this, of course is the login the user uses when prompted for login/password. if you are looking for the user's actual name, you will probably have to access Active Directory (if you are using that).