What I do is generate a random key, save it in the database, send them an email with a link that they must click to validate their email:
http://www.mysite.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]&[EMAIL PROTECTED] 9j(*(hn3983n*(j Its not foolproof, I know, but it is simple and effective, as you say. Heres a quick and dirty function to generate the key: function KeyGen($length){ // Generates random, mixed case, alphanumeric string of $length characters. for($len=$length,$r='';strlen($r)<$len;$r.=chr(!mt_rand(0,2)?mt_rand(48,57): (!mt_rand(0,1)?mt_rand(65,90):mt_rand(97,122)))); return $r; } JM > -----Original Message----- > From: Mário Gamito [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 5:13 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] How to confirm subscriptions by e-mail on a PHP site ? > > > Hi, > > I'm making this middle-range site (i. e., not so little, bit > not so big, > either), and i want users that subscribe to my site to have their > confirmation made by email. > > Does anyone sugests a simple, yet effective way to do this ? > > Please, don't misunderstand me. > The PHP part i know. > The sugestions i'm asking for are about the mechanism. > > Thanking you in advance. > > Warm Regards, > Mário Gamito > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
