On Aug 13, 2010, at 8:06 PM, whims...@aol.com wrote: > How do you do the sort of authentication that happens in php mysql with > couchdb? > > I sort of understand how php authentication works sort of...you can > dynamically write pages depending on the credentials > of a user. The credentials are checked against the mysql database and then > stored in php somehow > Using HTTP apache authentication I can hide certain webpages from certain > users unless their credentials > are sent each time using some mechanism. I understand how to do this in php. >
this might help: http://couchapp.org/page/authn-preview It's new, so please ask any questions it raises for you. Chris > But since I am bypassing php and mysql how do I do this without it? > Is there some sort of pdf about going from mysql/php to couchdb or > is it too young a technology for this to happen? > Couch seems so elegant and simple compared to the php/mysql alternative. > > Thanks > > Dan > > > > > >