[Resolved] basic question - login info stored in an array?

ejwf

Is it possible to store login information in an array?

I have simple login combination of username and password. the password is the same for everybody.
instead of having the username stored in a database, can I store the usernames as an array and then query that array?

e.g.
- on first page have a form with 2 fields - username and password
- this is passed to a file which has a variable $members which holds all the username information and then checks the info by saying IF ($POST['password'] == *** AND $POST['username'] == any of the names stored in the array $members)
{then go to this page}
ELSE
{sorry you can't come in message}

what do you think?

laserlight

Create an array of possible usernames, then check if the username entered is [man]in_array/man

ejwf

thank you
have tried this

$members = array("bart simpson", "homer simpson");

$password = $_POST['password'];
$username = $_POST['username'];

if ($password == "***" AND in_array("$username", $member))
{
header("Location: [url]http://www.***.htm[/url]");
}
else
{
echo '">Sorry, you do not have permission to enter this site<br><a href="javascript:history.go(-1)">BACK</a>';
}

but the error message Warning: in_array(): Wrong datatype for second argument and then the else statement ........

any ideas?
thanks

laserlight

$member should be $members

ccgorman

You forgot the s in members

if ($password == "***" AND in_array("$username", $members))

You may want to striplashes on the posted info, although this is likely not relevent, also I would write the above as:

if ($password == "***" && in_array($username, $members))

but not sure if that is any better coding practice either.

ejwf

thank you both

sometimes I can't see the wood for the trees!