login script with each user being sent to a unique page?

glassroof

I'd like some opinions, if possible. I want to have a login script with each user being sent to a unique page.

I’ve downloaded php login scripts and I got them to work, but they all send me to the same page. I need each user to be sent to their own unique page. Any help would be great.

Does anyone know where I can get something like this?

Thanks

paul088

Could you make it more clear what you mean by unique page, and what relationship between this page and the user account. Need to find a connection between them. One possible way is to use following line to redirect the uesr.

<?
// after successful login

header ("location: $redirect_link");
?>

So we need to determine what $redirect_link is.

mmilano

why does each user have a different page?

you should just be able to use the same page and just bring in the data dynamically depending on the user.

-or- if you must make a different page for each user, use paul's method.

don't know if it is any help, but i made this example script a few months back, .. but yes, it directs users to the same page.

http://www.codenewbie.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=621

glassroof

paul088,
Ok, I want each user after a successful login to be directed to their section of the site.

For example:
User BobSmith can only see /clients/bobsmith/bscompany.php
Or
User JimSmith can only see /clients/whatever.php

An example of what I’m looking for is here:
http://www.kokonet.com/index.aspx
check the bottom at their login for clients, that’s what I’m looking for.

Thanks!

paul088

That's not too difficult. Here is what I would do though there may be other better ways like fileserver login systems. Anyway, try this:

If the folder name for a particular client is the same as the client's username and the default file is index.php or something like sort, after login is approved, have this line:

header ("location: /clients/$username");

If the folder name differs from the client username, have a column in your user table (database) for home_folder where you store the client's home folder name. After login, you get the home_folder variable through db query. Assuming the variable name is $home_folder, you may use this line similar to the above:

header ("location: /clients/$home_folder");

One thing you must do is to protect each home folder. Otherwise, I can access any home folders if I know their names. This can be usually accomplished using session to check if a user is the owner of the home folder.

Good luck.

glassroof

Thanks paul088, I tried your first suggestion and it worked perfectly! That’s exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks again for your help!