the best way to do password validation is using one way encryption (e.g. MySQL PASSWORD() function). That way you check the encrypted user entered password against the database ...
" ... WHERE pass = PASSWORD('{$_POST["password"]}')" Tim Ward www.chessish.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Mr. BuNgL3 [mailto:mrbungle@;netcabo.pt] > Sent: 27 October 2002 10:51 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: newbie: php/mysql > > > Hey... > I have a little problem... i want to read an encrypted field > from mysql > database to a php variable... what is the code line that i > must enter? (ex: > password validation in a login form) > Thanks... > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php