Is there a way to use the Wordpress users but without loading the entire Wordpress core?
<p>I have a Wordpress site and a web application that can be used only by the registered (Wordpress) users.</p>

<p>Now I'm loading <code>wp-blog-header.php</code> to check if the user is logged in. Everything is working fine but because on every request (including AJAX) I have to load the Wordpress core also, it slows down my application visibly (more than 70% from the total loading time).</p>

<p>Is there any simple way to use the Wordpress users but without loading the entire Wordpress core?</p>

<p>Update: I need to know which user is logged in and also security is important.</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>
