diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 795a80034..26df33a3d 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
 CC = @CC@
+CGI_PREFIX = @CGI_PREFIX@
 CXX = @CXX@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
 MYSQL_CFLAGS = @MYSQL_CFLAGS@
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ MYSQL_LIBS = @MYSQL_LIBS@
 MYSQL_PREFIX = @MYSQL_PREFIX@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
+WEB_GROUP = @WEB_GROUP@
+WEB_PREFIX = @WEB_PREFIX@
+WEB_USER = @WEB_USER@
 bindir = @bindir@
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnu
diff --git a/README b/README
index 9d04521a8..21643f583 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -87,18 +87,17 @@ relative to the web root directory in zmcfg.h and where in full path terms in
 zmconfig.php. There are also several other paths in index.php but these can wait 
 until later.
 
-The next step is tocheck and/or edit the src/Makefile.in and web/Makefile.in
-files and make sure that the WEBUSR and WEBGRP definitions near the top are
-appropriate for the user associated with your web server, ie. apache or web
-or whatever you've defined. In the web/makefile.in file there is also another
-definition which is webdir which should be the directory you want to install
-the PHP files to, and in src/Makefile.in there is a similar definition of
-cgidir which is where your CGI files should go. This is a bit of a pain I
-will admit so if anyone can tell me how to get this stuff put into the configure
-script I would be most grateful.
+So to continue, just type
 
-So to continue, just type './configure --with-mysql=/usr' (or your MySQL install 
-path). Then just type 'make' and off you go.
+./configure --with-webdir=<your web directory> --with-cgidir=<your cgi directory> --with-mysql=<your Mysql root>
+
+where --with-webdir is the directory to which you want to install the PHP files,
+and --with-cgidir is the directory to which you want to install CGI files.
+There are also two further arguments you can add if your web user and group
+are not apache and apache. These are --with-webuser and --with-webgroup. Type
+./configure --help for details.
+
+Then just type 'make' and off you go.
 
 I know what you are going to say next, it doesn't work. I hope it does but this 
 is my first type with autoconf and quite honestly I haven't a clue what I'm 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1ae5c70fd..8f783475f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ ac_default_prefix=/usr/local
 # Any additions from configure.in:
 ac_help="$ac_help
  --with-mysql=<path> prefix of MySQL installation. e.g. /usr/local or /usr"
+ac_help="$ac_help
+ --with-webdir=<path> prefix of web directory. e.g. /var/www/html or /www/vhtdocs/<site>"
+ac_help="$ac_help
+ --with-cgidir=<path> prefix of cgi directory. e.g. /var/www/cgi-bin or /www/vhtdocs/<site>/cgi-bin"
+ac_help="$ac_help
+ --with-webuser=<user> username of web user. e.g. apache or web"
+ac_help="$ac_help
+ --with-webgroup=<group> groupname of web group. e.g. apache or web"
 
 # Initialize some variables set by options.
 # The variables have the same names as the options, with
@@ -554,7 +562,7 @@ ac_configure=$ac_aux_dir/configure # This should be Cygnus configure.
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:558: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:566: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -607,7 +615,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_SCRIPT" && INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL_PROGRAM}'
 test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether build environment is sane""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:611: checking whether build environment is sane" >&5
+echo "configure:619: checking whether build environment is sane" >&5
 # Just in case
 sleep 1
 echo timestamp > conftestfile
@@ -664,7 +672,7 @@ test "$program_suffix" != NONE &&
 test "$program_transform_name" = "" && program_transform_name="s,x,x,"
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${MAKE-make} sets \${MAKE}""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:668: checking whether ${MAKE-make} sets \${MAKE}" >&5
+echo "configure:676: checking whether ${MAKE-make} sets \${MAKE}" >&5
 set dummy ${MAKE-make}; ac_make=`echo "$2" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_make_${ac_make}_set'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -710,7 +718,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:714: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:722: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -723,7 +731,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:727: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:735: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -736,7 +744,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:740: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:748: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -749,7 +757,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:753: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:761: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -762,7 +770,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:766: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:774: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -779,7 +787,6 @@ fi
 
 
 
-# Ask user for path to libmysqlclient stuff:.
 # Check whether --with-mysql or --without-mysql was given.
 if test "${with_mysql+set}" = set; then
   withval="$with_mysql"
@@ -797,10 +804,68 @@ MYSQL_CFLAGS="-I${MYSQL_PREFIX}/include"
 
 
 
+# Ask user for path to web stuff:.
+# Check whether --with-webdir or --without-webdir was given.
+if test "${with_webdir+set}" = set; then
+  withval="$with_webdir"
+  WEB_PREFIX=$with_webdir
+else
+  { echo "configure: error: You must call configure with the --with-webdir option.
+    This tells configure where to install PHP and web files and scripts.
+    e.g. --with-webdir=/var/www/html or --with-mysql=/www/vhtdocs/<site>" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+
+fi
+
+
+
+# Ask user for path to cgi stuff:.
+# Check whether --with-cgidir or --without-cgidir was given.
+if test "${with_cgidir+set}" = set; then
+  withval="$with_cgidir"
+  CGI_PREFIX=$with_cgidir
+else
+  { echo "configure: error: You must call configure with the --with-cgidir option.
+    This tells configure where to install cgi files and scripts.
+    e.g. --with-cgidir=/var/www/cgi-bin or --with-mysql=/www/vhtdocs/<site>/cgi-bin" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+
+fi
+
+
+
+WEB_USER=apache
+# Ask user for web user name:.
+# Check whether --with-webuser or --without-webuser was given.
+if test "${with_webuser+set}" = set; then
+  withval="$with_webuser"
+  WEB_USER=$with_webuser
+else
+  echo "configure: warning: You can call configure with the --with-webuser option.
+    This tells configure what the user name of the web user is if it is not the default of 'apache'.
+    e.g. --with-webuser=apache or --with-webuser=web" 1>&2
+
+fi
+
+
+
+WEB_GROUP=apache
+# Ask group for web group name:.
+# Check whether --with-webgroup or --without-webgroup was given.
+if test "${with_webgroup+set}" = set; then
+  withval="$with_webgroup"
+  WEB_GROUP=$with_webgroup
+else
+  echo "configure: warning: You can call configure with the --with-webgroup option.
+    This tells configure what the group name of the web group is if it is not the default of 'apache'.
+    e.g. --with-webgroup=apache or --with-webgroup=web" 1>&2
+
+fi
+
+
+
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:804: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:869: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -830,7 +895,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:834: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:899: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -881,7 +946,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:885: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:950: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -913,7 +978,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:917: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:982: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -924,12 +989,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 928 "configure"
+#line 993 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:933: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:998: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -955,12 +1020,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:959: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:964: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1029: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -969,7 +1034,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:973: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1038: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -988,7 +1053,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:992: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1057: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1024,7 +1089,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1028: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1093: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CXX'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1056,7 +1121,7 @@ test -n "$CXX" || CXX="gcc"
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1060: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1125: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=C
 # CXXFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1067,12 +1132,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1071 "configure"
+#line 1136 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1076: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1141: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cxx_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1098,12 +1163,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cxx_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1102: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1167: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C++""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1107: checking whether we are using GNU C++" >&5
+echo "configure:1172: checking whether we are using GNU C++" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gxx'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1112,7 +1177,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CXX-g++} -E conftest.C'; { (eval echo configure:1116: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CXX-g++} -E conftest.C'; { (eval echo configure:1181: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gxx=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gxx=no
@@ -1131,7 +1196,7 @@ ac_test_CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
 CXXFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1135: checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1200: checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cxx_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1237,7 @@ for ac_declaration in \
    'void exit (int);'
 do
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1176 "configure"
+#line 1241 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 $ac_declaration
@@ -1180,7 +1245,7 @@ int main() {
 exit (42);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1184: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1249: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   :
 else
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
@@ -1190,14 +1255,14 @@ else
 fi
 rm -f conftest*
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1194 "configure"
+#line 1259 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 $ac_declaration
 int main() {
 exit (42);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1201: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1266: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   break
 else
@@ -1225,7 +1290,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1229: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1294: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1278,7 +1343,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_SCRIPT" && INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL_PROGRAM}'
 test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${MAKE-make} sets \${MAKE}""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1282: checking whether ${MAKE-make} sets \${MAKE}" >&5
+echo "configure:1347: checking whether ${MAKE-make} sets \${MAKE}" >&5
 set dummy ${MAKE-make}; ac_make=`echo "$2" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_make_${ac_make}_set'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1306,7 +1371,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking how to run the C preprocessor""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1310: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
+echo "configure:1375: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
 # On Suns, sometimes $CPP names a directory.
 if test -n "$CPP" && test -d "$CPP"; then
   CPP=
@@ -1321,13 +1386,13 @@ else
   # On the NeXT, cc -E runs the code through the compiler's parser,
   # not just through cpp.
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1325 "configure"
+#line 1390 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1331: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1396: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -1338,13 +1403,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -E -traditional-cpp"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1342 "configure"
+#line 1407 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1348: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1413: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -1355,13 +1420,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -nologo -E"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1359 "configure"
+#line 1424 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1365: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1430: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -1386,12 +1451,12 @@ fi
 echo "$ac_t""$CPP" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for ANSI C header files""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1390: checking for ANSI C header files" >&5
+echo "configure:1455: checking for ANSI C header files" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_stdc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1395 "configure"
+#line 1460 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -1399,7 +1464,7 @@ else
 #include <float.h>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1403: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1468: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -1416,7 +1481,7 @@ rm -f conftest*
 if test $ac_cv_header_stdc = yes; then
   # SunOS 4.x string.h does not declare mem*, contrary to ANSI.
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1420 "configure"
+#line 1485 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <string.h>
 EOF
@@ -1434,7 +1499,7 @@ fi
 if test $ac_cv_header_stdc = yes; then
   # ISC 2.0.2 stdlib.h does not declare free, contrary to ANSI.
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1438 "configure"
+#line 1503 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 EOF
@@ -1455,7 +1520,7 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
   :
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1459 "configure"
+#line 1524 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
 #define ISLOWER(c) ('a' <= (c) && (c) <= 'z')
@@ -1466,7 +1531,7 @@ if (XOR (islower (i), ISLOWER (i)) || toupper (i) != TOUPPER (i)) exit(2);
 exit (0); }
 
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1470: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:1535: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   :
 else
@@ -1499,7 +1564,7 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for jpeg_start_compress in -ljpeg""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1503: checking for jpeg_start_compress in -ljpeg" >&5
+echo "configure:1568: checking for jpeg_start_compress in -ljpeg" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo jpeg'_'jpeg_start_compress | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1507,7 +1572,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-ljpeg  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1511 "configure"
+#line 1576 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -1521,7 +1586,7 @@ int main() {
 jpeg_start_compress()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1525: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1590: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -1550,7 +1615,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for compress in -lz""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1554: checking for compress in -lz" >&5
+echo "configure:1619: checking for compress in -lz" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo z'_'compress | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1558,7 +1623,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lz  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1562 "configure"
+#line 1627 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -1572,7 +1637,7 @@ int main() {
 compress()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1576: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1641: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -1601,7 +1666,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for dlsym in -ldl""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1605: checking for dlsym in -ldl" >&5
+echo "configure:1670: checking for dlsym in -ldl" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo dl'_'dlsym | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1609,7 +1674,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-ldl  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1613 "configure"
+#line 1678 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -1623,7 +1688,7 @@ int main() {
 dlsym()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1627: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1692: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -1653,15 +1718,6 @@ fi
 
 #AC_CHECK_LIB(mysqlclient,mysql_init,,AC_MSG_ERROR(zm requires libmysqlclient.a))
 
-# Ask user for path to libmysqlclient stuff:.
-#AC_ARG_WITH(webdir,
-    #[ --webdir=<path> prefix of web installation. e.g. /var/www/html or /www/vhtdocs/site],
-    #[webdir=$webdir],
-    #AC_MSG_ERROR([You must call configure with the --webdir option.
-    #This tells configure where to put the web files.
-    #e.g. --webdir=/var/www/html or --webdir=/www/vhtdocs/site])
-#)
-#AC_SUBST(webdir)
 
 
 trap '' 1 2 15
@@ -1811,6 +1867,10 @@ s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@MYSQL_PREFIX@%$MYSQL_PREFIX%g
 s%@MYSQL_LIBS@%$MYSQL_LIBS%g
 s%@MYSQL_CFLAGS@%$MYSQL_CFLAGS%g
+s%@WEB_PREFIX@%$WEB_PREFIX%g
+s%@CGI_PREFIX@%$CGI_PREFIX%g
+s%@WEB_USER@%$WEB_USER%g
+s%@WEB_GROUP@%$WEB_GROUP%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
 s%@CXX@%$CXX%g
 s%@CPP@%$CPP%g
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 79b247b7e..78275b0ee 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ AC_INIT(src/zm.h)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(zm,1.0.0)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
-# Ask user for path to libmysqlclient stuff:.
 AC_ARG_WITH(mysql,
     [ --with-mysql=<path> prefix of MySQL installation. e.g. /usr/local or /usr],
     [MYSQL_PREFIX=$with_mysql],
@@ -16,6 +15,48 @@ MYSQL_CFLAGS="-I${MYSQL_PREFIX}/include"
 AC_SUBST(MYSQL_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(MYSQL_CFLAGS)
 
+# Ask user for path to web stuff:.
+AC_ARG_WITH(webdir,
+    [ --with-webdir=<path> prefix of web directory. e.g. /var/www/html or /www/vhtdocs/<site>],
+    [WEB_PREFIX=$with_webdir],
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([You must call configure with the --with-webdir option.
+    This tells configure where to install PHP and web files and scripts.
+    e.g. --with-webdir=/var/www/html or --with-mysql=/www/vhtdocs/<site>])
+)
+AC_SUBST(WEB_PREFIX)
+
+# Ask user for path to cgi stuff:.
+AC_ARG_WITH(cgidir,
+    [ --with-cgidir=<path> prefix of cgi directory. e.g. /var/www/cgi-bin or /www/vhtdocs/<site>/cgi-bin],
+    [CGI_PREFIX=$with_cgidir],
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([You must call configure with the --with-cgidir option.
+    This tells configure where to install cgi files and scripts.
+    e.g. --with-cgidir=/var/www/cgi-bin or --with-mysql=/www/vhtdocs/<site>/cgi-bin])
+)
+AC_SUBST(CGI_PREFIX)
+
+WEB_USER=apache
+# Ask user for web user name:.
+AC_ARG_WITH(webuser,
+    [ --with-webuser=<user> username of web user. e.g. apache or web],
+    [WEB_USER=$with_webuser],
+    AC_MSG_WARN([You can call configure with the --with-webuser option.
+    This tells configure what the user name of the web user is if it is not the default of 'apache'.
+    e.g. --with-webuser=apache or --with-webuser=web])
+)
+AC_SUBST(WEB_USER)
+
+WEB_GROUP=apache
+# Ask group for web group name:.
+AC_ARG_WITH(webgroup,
+    [ --with-webgroup=<group> groupname of web group. e.g. apache or web],
+    [WEB_GROUP=$with_webgroup],
+    AC_MSG_WARN([You can call configure with the --with-webgroup option.
+    This tells configure what the group name of the web group is if it is not the default of 'apache'.
+    e.g. --with-webgroup=apache or --with-webgroup=web])
+)
+AC_SUBST(WEB_GROUP)
+
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
@@ -30,15 +71,6 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(z,compress,,AC_MSG_ERROR(zm requires libz.a))
 AC_CHECK_LIB(dl,dlsym,,AC_MSG_ERROR(zm requires libdl.a))
 #AC_CHECK_LIB(mysqlclient,mysql_init,,AC_MSG_ERROR(zm requires libmysqlclient.a))
 
-# Ask user for path to libmysqlclient stuff:.
-#AC_ARG_WITH(webdir,
-    #[ --webdir=<path> prefix of web installation. e.g. /var/www/html or /www/vhtdocs/site],
-    #[webdir=$webdir],
-    #AC_MSG_ERROR([You must call configure with the --webdir option.
-    #This tells configure where to put the web files.
-    #e.g. --webdir=/var/www/html or --webdir=/www/vhtdocs/site])
-#)
-#AC_SUBST(webdir)
 AC_SUBST(bindir)
 
 AC_OUTPUT(Makefile src/Makefile web/Makefile web/zmconfig.php scripts/Makefile scripts/zmdc.pl)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.in b/scripts/Makefile.in
index e436faa21..6bcfbd6a0 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.in
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.in
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
 CC = @CC@
+CGI_PREFIX = @CGI_PREFIX@
 CXX = @CXX@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
 MYSQL_CFLAGS = @MYSQL_CFLAGS@
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ MYSQL_LIBS = @MYSQL_LIBS@
 MYSQL_PREFIX = @MYSQL_PREFIX@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
+WEB_GROUP = @WEB_GROUP@
+WEB_PREFIX = @WEB_PREFIX@
+WEB_USER = @WEB_USER@
 bindir = @bindir@
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnu
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index dd61ba160..b6a478859 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnu
 LDADD =    @MYSQL_LIBS@
 CPPFLAGS = @MYSQL_CFLAGS@
 
-# You need to set this to your CGI directory
-cgidir = /var/www/cgi-bin
+# This should be set to your CGI directory
+cgidir = @CGI_PREFIX@
 # And these to the user and group of your webserver
-webuser = apache
-webgroup = apache
+webuser = @WEB_USER@
+webgroup = @WEB_GROUP@
 
 cgi_PROGRAMS = zms
 bin_PROGRAMS = zmc zma zmu
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 2b61b621d..ae9ff454d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
 CC = @CC@
+CGI_PREFIX = @CGI_PREFIX@
 CXX = @CXX@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
 MYSQL_CFLAGS = @MYSQL_CFLAGS@
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ MYSQL_LIBS = @MYSQL_LIBS@
 MYSQL_PREFIX = @MYSQL_PREFIX@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
+WEB_GROUP = @WEB_GROUP@
+WEB_PREFIX = @WEB_PREFIX@
+WEB_USER = @WEB_USER@
 bindir = @bindir@
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnu
@@ -72,11 +76,11 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnu
 LDADD = @MYSQL_LIBS@
 CPPFLAGS = @MYSQL_CFLAGS@
 
-# You need to set this to your CGI directory
-cgidir = /var/www/cgi-bin
+# This should be set to your CGI directory
+cgidir = @CGI_PREFIX@
 # And these to the user and group of your webserver
-webuser = apache
-webgroup = apache
+webuser = @WEB_USER@
+webgroup = @WEB_GROUP@
 
 cgi_PROGRAMS = zms
 bin_PROGRAMS = zmc zma zmu
diff --git a/web/Makefile.am b/web/Makefile.am
index d024e05de..4dbb84235 100644
--- a/web/Makefile.am
+++ b/web/Makefile.am
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnu
 
-# You need to set this to your web directory
-webdir = /var/www/html
+# This should be set to your CGI directory
+webdir = @WEB_PREFIX@
 # And these to the user and group of your webserver
-webuser = apache
-webgroup = apache
+webuser = @WEB_USER@
+webgroup = @WEB_GROUP@
 
 web_DATA = zmactions.php zmconfig.php zmdb.php zmfilter.php zmfuncs.php zmhtml.php zm.php zmstyles.css zmwml.php
 
diff --git a/web/Makefile.in b/web/Makefile.in
index 4fe2ddfa8..4880114fd 100644
--- a/web/Makefile.in
+++ b/web/Makefile.in
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
 CC = @CC@
+CGI_PREFIX = @CGI_PREFIX@
 CXX = @CXX@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
 MYSQL_CFLAGS = @MYSQL_CFLAGS@
@@ -65,15 +66,18 @@ MYSQL_LIBS = @MYSQL_LIBS@
 MYSQL_PREFIX = @MYSQL_PREFIX@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
+WEB_GROUP = @WEB_GROUP@
+WEB_PREFIX = @WEB_PREFIX@
+WEB_USER = @WEB_USER@
 bindir = @bindir@
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnu
 
-# You need to set this to your web directory
-webdir = /var/www/html
+# This should be set to your CGI directory
+webdir = @WEB_PREFIX@
 # And these to the user and group of your webserver
-webuser = apache
-webgroup = apache
+webuser = @WEB_USER@
+webgroup = @WEB_GROUP@
 
 web_DATA = zmactions.php zmconfig.php zmdb.php zmfilter.php zmfuncs.php zmhtml.php zm.php zmstyles.css zmwml.php