users script without db...

[Anon]

<?php
//userfile
$userfile = ("users.txt");
//open userfile...
$a = fopen("$userfile", "w");
fadd ("$username");
fadd ("$pass");
?>

whould this work? After thaveing a form and naming one username and one pass? would this add the info to users.txt? thanks for comment

[Anon]

Well, there's no such function called fadd(), but yeah, you can implement a users script just using a plain text file.

Diego

[Anon]

um, can you kind of erm guide me through this? exactly how?

[Anon]

Well, you can do it different ways. One way could be:

[username][separator][password]

so if you choose your separator to be a colon, your password file will look like:

user1:password1
user2:password2
user3:password3

So, once you have the password file, you can use file() to read each line into an array. Then use explode() to separate the usernames and passwords and put them into an associative array (hash). Then use that hash to check the password.

If you don't understand some of the functions that I've used here, or some of the terms (like associative array), I'd recommend you get a PHP book and start from there.

Diego

[Anon]

one question... so if someone signs up. what would the form look like? or would i hae to make it where it e mails to me?... can you please explain?

[Anon]

I also need to know how to get it to open the .txt file and save the info the user sent in so everytime he comes back he can login and do extra stuf... is this possible?

[Anon]

What do you mean what would it look like? It'd have a username and password field:

<form action="signup.php" method="post">
<input type="text" name="username" />
<input type="password" name="passwd" />
<input type="password" name="confirm_passwd" />
<input type="submit" />
</form>

That's the bare bones...You can add in extra stuff like the user's real name, age, gender, etc. But that code has the basic stuff you need.

Diego

[Anon]

sure, use fopen() to open the file, fwrite() to write the user to the file, and fread() or other functions like file() to read the file when the user logs in.

Diego

[Anon]

Yes I know what the input feild would look like... but how would I make it so that what username and pass saves to a .txt file so when the come back to my site they cantype there username and pass and they will be logged in?

[Anon]

Like I said, get a PHP book. It will teach you how to read and write files. If you've already programmer before it might just be enough to look at the documentation at php.net and read the documentation on fopen, fread, fwrite, file, and functions in that family.

Diego

[Anon]

burt how would i do those php actions in a html form? and also how wouldi save it to the users.txt and when they come back be able to log back in?