how do i go about protecting an entire directory? (let's say i'd like to protect mysite.com/private, which includes mysite.com/private/page_01.php, page_02.php, page_03.php and so on). i'm trying to avoid having to include the <? include("protection.php"); ?> piece of code on every single page. tks!

(cookie protection 1.1)

You need to add the code on every page you would like to protect.