Simple user authentication

[barmby]

I have just embarked on a misson to learn PHP sp I got myself a book and have been coding for a week or two.

I have set up apache on my home PC along with mysql so I can develop the pages on it, so the php runs from my localhost address 127.0.0.1.

I would like to put a user authentication form (which links to mysql and adds users, passwords ect) on the web just to test.

Can I simply upload my testDB database with the tables in it into my site? or do I have to create a new database on the website?

sorry if this is a dumb question!!

[phpr0ck5]

I believe that is a default MySQL database, you would want to create a different table. Try using MyPHPAdmin, it's free and web based. It's a MySQL manager and very easy to use.

[barmby]

Thanks a lot for that!