[PHP] Login script login

2007-02-02 Thread Dave Carrera
Hi All, Having a grey brain moment here and need some advise on the logic of this, should be simple, login script. I am checking validity of customer number customer email customer password (md5 in mysql) So i have my form with relevant fields Now i am getting problems with either sql or

Re: [PHP] Login script login

2007-02-02 Thread Satyam
- Original Message - From: Dave Carrera [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi All, Having a grey brain moment here and need some advise on the logic of this, should be simple, login script. I am checking validity of customer number customer email customer password (md5 in mysql) So i have my form

Re: [PHP] Login script login

2007-02-02 Thread Stut
Dave Carrera wrote: Hi All, Having a grey brain moment here and need some advise on the logic of this, should be simple, login script. I am checking validity of customer number customer email customer password (md5 in mysql) So i have my form with relevant fields Now i am getting problems

Re: [PHP] Login script login

2007-02-02 Thread Dave Carrera
Hi Stut, I think i have found where i am going wrong. Its in the comparison login for the db result. So i select * from jfjfjfjf where custno=$_POST[number] But now i am getting messed up with if cust no not found then all i get is a blank page but hoping for an error And i dont think

Re: [PHP] Login script login

2007-02-02 Thread Németh Zoltán
On p, 2007-02-02 at 12:10 +, Dave Carrera wrote: Hi Stut, I think i have found where i am going wrong. Its in the comparison login for the db result. So i select * from jfjfjfjf where custno=$_POST[number] But now i am getting messed up with if cust no not found then all i get

Re: [PHP] Login script login

2007-02-02 Thread Jürgen Wind
Stut wrote: I'm not totally clear what the question was in there. Personally I keep this simple... ?php $_POST['number'] = (isset($_POST['number']) ? trim($_POST['number']) : ''); $_POST['email'] = (isset($_POST['email']) ? trim($_POST['email']) : ''); if

Re: [PHP] Login script login

2007-02-02 Thread Richard Lynch
On Fri, February 2, 2007 5:19 am, Dave Carrera wrote: Having a grey brain moment here and need some advise on the logic of this, should be simple, login script. I am checking validity of customer number customer email customer password (md5 in mysql) So i have my form with relevant

Re: [PHP] Login script login

2007-02-02 Thread Richard Lynch
On Fri, February 2, 2007 5:33 am, Satyam wrote: In login scripts you usually don't tell which part of the login is wrong, otherwise, you are hinting at what is right. Once the customer is logged in, you are right to be as helpful as possible, but until the customer proves who he/she is, you

Re: [PHP] Login script login

2007-02-02 Thread Richard Lynch
If you are splicing $_POST directly into your SQL, you are DEFINITELY doing it wrong, but not in the way that you think. Start reading here: http://phpsec.org On Fri, February 2, 2007 6:10 am, Dave Carrera wrote: Hi Stut, I think i have found where i am going wrong. Its in the

Re: [PHP] Login script login

2007-02-02 Thread Richard Lynch
On Fri, February 2, 2007 7:05 am, Jürgen Wind wrote: // Set up the session here, or however you're tracking the // current customer/user/whatever header('Location: /somewhere_else'); ? Hope that helps. -Stut be aware that you need a session_write_close(); before header('Location...

Re: [PHP] Login script login

2007-02-02 Thread Stut
Richard Lynch wrote: And using a re-direct instead of an include is a shocking waste of HTTP resources imho, but that may not matter if traffic is low. I generally redirect there because on occasion the login process does stuff like clear out potentially pre-existing session data from another