forwarding a login to a set page...??? help......

[vtec]

I am doing a small project for a company. They are asking me to make it so that when a user logs into their account, it goes to their members page directly. I am not sure how to do this. I didnt write the PHP code, but I did modify it in many other areas, but now they are asking me to do this and I cannot find where to modify it.. Please read on before you try to log in...

If you go here and notice the login boxes on the top right:

http://www.mymatrimony.com/

you can use:

username: muj
password: muj

Once you log in, you will see it takes you directly to the page you currently were at.

BUT, if you go here:

http://www.mymatrimony.com/index.php?page=sign_in

You will see it takes you to the members page DIRECTLY after logging in.

Now how do I make it so that when you use the top right logins, it also goes to the members page?

Thanks

[laserlight]

You can have the form action be set to the members page, and that page handles the form processing, e.g. user authentication.

Alternatively, you could send an appropriate header to set the location.

[mmilano]

yes, what laserlight said =)

it looks like the login page directs to index.php?action=login, .. so i'm thinking maybe your logic is embedded in the top of your index page.

then lets say your member page is members.php

you could do something like this:

<?
// test to see if user is valid
if( login_success == true ){
  header("location: members.php");
}
?>

Make sure you use the header() function before anything else is printed to the screen ( even a space ) or it will cause header errors.

[vtec]

I found what is causing the sign_in page to directly go to the members area.

In one of the files, this is there:

if($current_page == sign_in && $logged_in)
{
$current_page = members_area;
}

So what I did is fix the other pages to this:

if($current_page == sign_in && $logged_in)
{
$current_page = members_area;
}
else if($current_page == register && $logged_in)
{
$current_page = members_area;
}
else if($current_page == search && $logged_in)
{
$current_page = members_area;
}
else if($current_page == faq && $logged_in)
{
$current_page = members_area;
}
else if($current_page == support & $logged_in)
{
$current_page = members_area;
}

But now what was happening is that no matter what link you click on the top, EVERYTHING REDIRECTED TO THE MEMBERS PAGE!!!!

Is there a way I can make it so just the INITIAL log in goes to the members area and nothing else?

I know the login form uses this:

index.php?action=login

But I cannot add 'index.php?action=login' into the code above, because it gives an error.

wont work:

if($current_page == index.php?action=login && $logged_in)
{
$current_page = members_area;
}

But there must be a way I can use index.php?action=login to just have that always go to the members page.. but how?

Please help.... This is a contract position and I need to fix some things up within this week....

THANKS in advance...

[vtec]

I GOT IT!