Shadrik - no online tutorials? Perhaps you searched on the wrong topic. Google for "php user authentication". Many, many tutorials.
Basically, as Wade said - store your userids and encyrpted passwords somewhere, either a database or a flat file in a secure directory on your site. When user logs in, authenticate them against your stored data. Once they're authenticated, the common practice is usually to put some indicator in a session variable, so each "protected" page can check for the required session variable. As you suspected, it's pretty standard stuff. Mike Wade Smart wrote: > > 08232007 1646 GMT-6 DST > > Try the KISS approach - Keep It Simple Seeker. > > First, when you put in their user and pass, you verify them. Their data > is kept in the db. You'll create a directory, /users (or something else) > that is protected. After they are verified, your php script will simply > parse their username to the /users/username directory. Pull whatever > data as needed. > > Dont over think this. Just draw out on paper what you want to accomplish > and start coding. > > wade > > Shadrik wrote: > > Hey there. > > I just need a pointer in the right direction atm. > > I want to create a user login area on my site but have no idea where > to start or how this is gonna occur. > > I want a directory for each new user to store their stuff in and for > the site to remember who they are and pull /place details from/to a > user record in a file as needed. > > > > this has been done to death i know. so there must be a standard > approach to it. I tried lookin for tutorials but to no avail. > > > > any help appreciated. > > thanks > > > > Shad, > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > Community email addresses: > > Post message: [email protected] > <mailto:php-list%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:php-list-subscribe%40yahoogroups.com> > > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:php-list-unsubscribe%40yahoogroups.com> > > List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:php-list-owner%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > Shortcut URL to this page: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list> > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
