Tutorial or Article for Simple User Mgmt

[janey]

I am pretty new to PHP, and I am looking for a good article or tutorial that will point me in the right direction to create a very simple user management system.

I am working on a website for a non-profit animal shelter, and we need to track volunteer activities. I have set up everything but the login.

What we need is to allow volunteers to register and receive a login id and password. Then, when the volunteer logs in, their ID would need to pass to the next page, so only their information is displayed.

I know this is pretty simple, but I don't know how to get started. If anyone knows of a similar tutorial or example script, that would be great. We are using mysql, by the way.

Thanks!!

[pghpartycentral]

Man, I don't think there is anything such as a "simple" login script. If its simple, hackers can crack it, but if its simple people can learn it. You just have to look around and learn the concepts and build from there.

PHPLib looks like a easy implementation.

DJ Phinesse

[dannys]

PHPLib was only useful for PHP3 - all the good stuff from that's built into PHP4 or is included in PEAR.

[Psyche]

Give AuthLIB a try.

[MBK]

Does anyone have any info about Authlib?
I am quite new, so don't know what it is.

I am currently using sessions to control authorised users, is authlib an alternative? Which of the two is more secure?

[dannys]

A quick google search turn up this site

http://www.paphe.com/php/scripts/authlib.php

I must confess that I've never heard of Authlib either. Seems a while since it was updated too.