 mod_auth_mysql: authentication

 Rob McCool & Brian Behlendorf.

 Adapted to Shambhala by rst.

 converted to use MySQL by Vivek Khera <khera@kciLink.com>

 Previously maintained by Sam Brauer <sbrauer@users.sourceforge.net> (Thanks, Sam!)
 Now maintained by Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@users.sourceforge.net)
 
2002-08-09: ported to Apache-2.x

2002-09-06: merged Apache1 and Apache2 code together with #ifdef's

2002-09-08: merged in some contributed patches:
 - added AuthMySQLUserCondition and AuthMySQLGroupCondition,
 based on a patch from Lukas Gradl <l.gradl@business-solutions.at>
 - added AuthMySQLScrambledPasswords based on patch from 
 Chris Hamilton <chris@turlyming.com>

2002-09-12: released on sourceforge.net

2002-09-16: released on sourceforge.net (after change to README)

2003-03-16:
 - added Artur Kedzierski's mysql 4 change to
 use mysql_real_connect().
 - added Martin Willner's patch for MD5 support (enable by defining
 MD5_ENABLED).
 - moved usage notes to README file and updated a bit.

2003-03-19: added Iain Patterson's patch to call mysql_init() before mysql_real_connect().

2003-05-10: removed the old MD5 stuff that depended on openssl and replaced with a call to apache's ap_md5() function.

2004-08-27: 
 - added Ariel Arjona's code to resolve compile problems due to missing/incorrect headers
 - added code based on Jorge Jimenez's patch to support non-standard sockets and ports
 - released updated copy as version 2.0.0 (new version numbering system to match other projects)

2004-09-08: (Version 2.5.0)
 merged in code based on contribuited patches:
 - added AuthMySQLPort and AuthMySQLSocket options based on patches by Douglas Maske and Jorge Jimenez
 - added missing #include statements based on patch by Ariel Arjona

2004-09-21: (Version 2.6.0)
 - fixed error when compiling for Apache 1.x.
 - rewrote some of the code to get rid of many of the #ifdef statements
 - added code based on Andrew Gwozdziewycz's patch to enable AuthMySQLSaltField
 - added code based on Hatamoto's patch to enable AuthMySQLEnable   
 - added new parameter AuthMySQLPwEncryption to set encryption type
 - depricated the following parameters:
 
   AuthMySQLCryptedPasswords
   AuthMySQLScrambledPasswords
   AuthMySQLMD5Passwords

 - added compile time default values for the following configuration paramters:

  Configuration Parameter		Option
  -----------------------		------
  AuthMySQLHost			HOST
  AuthMySQLPort			PORT
  AuthMySQLSocket			SOCKET
  AuthMySQLUser			USER
  AuthMySQLPassword			PASSWORD
  AuthMySQLDB				DB
  AuthMySQLPwTable			PWTABLE	
  AuthMySQlNameField			NAMEFIELD
  AuthMySQLPasswordField		PASSWORDFIELD
  AuthMySQLPwEncryption		ENCRYPTION
  AuthMySQLSaltField			SALT	
  AuthMySQLKeepAlive			KEEPALIVE
  AuthMySQLAuthoritative		AUTHORITATIVE	
  AuthMySQLNoPassword			NOPASSWORD
  AuthMySQLEnable			ENABLE

 - Removed requirement to define APACHE1 on command line for Apache 1.x
   (now the default). 
   
2004-10-04: (Version 2.6.1)
 - Changed code to return immediately when module is disabled

2004-10-20: (Version 2.7.0)
 - Changed authorization code to process "require user" and "require group" correctly

2004-12-07: (Version 2.8.0)
 - Separated documentiation into multiple files
 - Updated all documentation
 - Added support for AES_ENCRYPT encryption
 - Added support for SHA1 encryption based on code by Matthew Sullivan 

2004-12-14 (Version 2.8.1)
 - Changed code to require a compile time parameter to include AES encryption
 - Fixed a minor bug in handling of the AuthMySQLSaltField for AES encryption

