function AuthUser( $username, $password )
        {
            $username = mysql_escape_string( $username );
            $password = mysql_escape_string( $password );

            $query = mysql_query( "SELECT user_pass FROM {$this->prefix}users WHERE user_login = '$username'" );

            if( !$query )
                die( mysql_error() );

            if( mysql_num_rows( $query ) >= 1 )
            {
                $wp_hasher = new PasswordHash(8, TRUE);

                $hash = mysql_result( $query, 0, "user_pass" );

                if( strlen( $hash ) <= 32 )
                {
                    if( $hash == md5( $password ) )
                    {
                        $hash = $wp_hasher->HashPassword( $password );
                    }
                }

                return $wp_hasher->CheckPassword( $password, $hash );
            }

            return false;
        }