forms authentication

TWiZDeD

im pretty new to php and ive written a few things in asp.net... i was wondering if its possible to use forms authentication with the web.config file with php, or if there is something similar to that, or what would be used. thanx

planetsim

You can validate forms in any language that is used for the internet.

However im not sure what the web.config file does is it associated with .NET if so you may want to look at this http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.dotnet-load.php

TWiZDeD

from what ive used it for, the web.config file is placed in a directory that you want the files to be password protected. then when any of those files is accessed, the web.config file automatically redirects you to a login form that you created. i do not know if its specific to asp.net, but i guess what im asking is if there is a way to do this with php, to password protect a section of a website and not another section, without having to log in multiple times... im sure there is, but i dont know what they are, heh.

planetsim

Well there is a number of ways. If there is say a directory your best to firstly use .htaccess to prevent non-logged in users. However simply using sessions/cookies to see if they exists user can view it. Of course its a lot more complicated then that as you should check the cookie/session for hijacking.

You should probably search as there are many solutions on the forums with this and if i told you id just be repeating what others have already said.