php 'user login page'

Anon

call me a moron, but i'm havin issues.

i have a user_register.php page where user's fill in data. i have the general error handling code in place (i.e. invalid email, etc). the action is register.php

here's what i want, and i'm not sure how to do it yet.

example: user doesn't fill in all the required fields. i would like for the page to be redirected back to the user_register.php page with the old data still in the form as well as an error message generated based on what the error is embedded in the user_register.php page.

i'm having problems carrying variables around from page to page...how/can i do this? any help is greatly apreciated. if i sound vague or not specific in what i'm asking feel free to post your ? and i'll answer it.

thanks

brandonschnell

if($username == "") {$error = 1;}
if($password == "") {$error = 1;}

if($error == 1)
header("Location: http://www.mysite.com?username=$username&password=$password");

you get the idea. but you'll want some way to notify the user of whats wrong.

Anon

that's what i'm aimin for...how to notify the user of this. currently i have

if ($password != $password2) {
//if both passwords aren't the same then generate error message
$err_pass=1;
header("Location: http://www.xxx.com/new_user.php");
exit();

but when it goes back to new_user.php, i need a way to carry the $err_pass variable back to the new_user.php page. because then in the new_user page i can just have a statement saying
if $err_pass=1 echo ("bla bla bla");

jc94062

You could store it in a session or cookie?

Anon

also...is there a way to have the
www.xxx.com/new_user.php?username=$username&password=$password

'hidden' and shown up as www.xxx.com/new_user.php

without the ?username=$username.... etc?

Anon

Make a variable in your new_user.php called like $get_error and just check it

if (isset($get_error) == 0)
{ //no error has occured print form as
if this is the first time
}
else
{
//point out error by storing error info in the $get_error var
}

So basically do the above (last msg) carry the error back the the new_user.php page

Hope that helps!

Anon

Please also let me know if someons knows something to hide the
user.php?username=John&password=Computer
so you only see user.php without the variables shown.

And I hope that the file also is NOT stored at History or Temporary Internet Files
because other users can login with the username and password from someone else.

That's why the
user.php?username=John&password=Computer has not to be visible.

Please let me know...

Thnx

synthetic

If you use POST instead of GET then it is hidden, but when you return to the new_user.php upon an error i don't know how you would hide it.

Anon

thank you very very much

such a simple thing.....

:-)

thnx

-SWINX