Checking vB usergroup from non-vb page

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Thanks. I'll try it, but it'd be cool if there were a simpler version... all i really need is somthing like:

PHP Code:

<?PHP

require_once('http://www.mysite.com/livexchange/forums/global.php');



// IF THE USER IS LOGGED IN
if ($bbuserinfo[userid])
{
echo 'The user is logged in!';

}
// ELSE THEY ARE NOT
else
{
echo 'The user is not logged in!';
}

?>

I have a form on my site that uploads to a database, and I want to use the vB login system as a cheap way of making sure only certain people can access it.