I need a hint...

[rcarr]

I'm working on my first PHP/MySQL project and so far I am really impressed with both tools. Very slick, and pretty easy to use too. But I have another issue that I am not sure how to tackle.

I am developing a site that will require users to login to get to certain sections. Unfortunately, my hosting company only allows 1 userid per database. The way I have been able to implement security is through a subweb. Warning! I am using FrontPage. Well FrontPage has a facility where I can setup users, so this solves my security problem. But I am a little unsure how to proceed.

I created a php page that I want to load when the user logs in. But when I try and access that page I get a windows style login form. This is not an HTML form. How can I access the information I just entered on the login form, when the form isn't HTML? I'd rather not use a cookie because they don't work for everyone.

I need a hint.

Thanks everyone!

[mystrymaster]

why do you feel like you need more then 1 dtabase login?

Are you going to allow users to manipulate the database itself?

If you just need to have your visitors have site usernames so you can track them or offer some form of personalization then you are barking up the wrong tree.

Elaborate please

[rcarr]

I had that same revelation about 5 minutes ago. I just created a user table and I'll query it to see if the user is valid.

Sound better?

:-)

Thanks for the reply.