Re: [PHP] Log-in script help

Tom, That's a great tip! Joe On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:03:31 +, Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joe Harman wrote: > > >Hey Andrew... > > > >IN MY OPINION... forget the cookies... only use php sessions... but > >like I said IMO you can never rely on the end user having them > >cookies ena

Re: [PHP] Log-in script help

Joe Harman wrote: Hey Andrew... IN MY OPINION... forget the cookies... only use php sessions... but like I said IMO you can never rely on the end user having them cookies enabled... same with things like javascript... let me outline some steps for you... everyone else... feel free to state pr

Re: [PHP] Log-in script help

Some quick answers for you are, no it does not have to be a database that holds the authentication information. For one of my projects its just a global array that holds the information. You also don't have to use sessions to do anything. Cookies are fine as you have been told before. Every sc

Re: [PHP] Log-in script help

These ideas are great and all, but I'm a real PHP newb so I have some questions. It was that I should "look for the user in the database that stores the access info" Could I just use an array for that? Or does it have to be MySQL or something. $_Session['user_id']= (who) - Does that just add t

RE: [PHP] Log-in script help

Joe Harman on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 4:23 PM said: > IN MY OPINION... forget the cookies... only use php sessions... but > like I said IMO you can never rely on the end user having them > cookies enabled... same with things like javascript... Well, I don't th

Re: [PHP] Log-in script help

Hey Andrew... IN MY OPINION... forget the cookies... only use php sessions... but like I said IMO you can never rely on the end user having them cookies enabled... same with things like javascript... let me outline some steps for you... everyone else... feel free to state pros and cons to th

Re: [PHP] Log-in script help

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hey, >I need a particular type log in script. I'm not sure how to do it > or > where I could find a tutorial that would help me, so I'll describe what I > need > and then maybe someone could tell me what kind of script I need (sessions > or > whatever) and where I

Re: [PHP] Log-in script help

On Tue, 2005-01-25 at 16:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hey, >I need a particular type log in script. I'm not sure how to do it or > where I could find a tutorial that would help me, so I'll describe what I > need > and then maybe someone could tell me what kind of script I need (session

Re: [PHP] Log-in script help

On Wednesday 26 January 2005 06:58, Chris W. Parker wrote: > The basic idea for restricting access goes like this: > > A value is set in a cookie on the clients machine if the user > successfully authenticates. The website will not allow access to the > page(s) unless this value is found. No what

RE: [PHP] Log-in script help

[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:46 PM said: > I need a pretty basic log in script. Something that people log in > to, and the page and all linked/related pages cannot be accessed > unless the person has logged in. So what do I need for this? > Cookie

RE: [PHP] Log-in script help

[snip] I need a particular type log in script. I'm not sure how to do it or where I could find a tutorial that would help me, so I'll describe what I need and then maybe someone could tell me what kind of script I need (sessions or whatever) and where I could get the script/learn how to ma

[PHP] Log-in script help

Hey, I need a particular type log in script. I'm not sure how to do it or where I could find a tutorial that would help me, so I'll describe what I need and then maybe someone could tell me what kind of script I need (sessions or whatever) and where I could get the script/learn how to mak