php login system help

jervo

i have just started on a making a gaming site but have no idea how to create a log in system. Im a complete beginner to PHP and MYSLQ and was hoping that someone could give me some information about how to make a log in system a tutorial would be great, thank in advance

halojoy

there are good tutorials around

google: php login system tutorial

PHPsites

Hi Jervo.

There are tons of tutorials out there. I'd recommend google as well. Try some of the following:

"php login system"
"php member login"
"php password login"

If you are looking for assistance with MySql & Php test environments, check out this link.

http://www.expertsrt.com/tutorials/Matt/install-apache.html

It wasn't too long ago that I was in your shoes. Best of luck to you.

jervo

Cheers for the quick responce, ive had look on google found quite a few they abit confusing though but going to have a go at one or two. Could anyone recommend a tutorial ?

kiwi2

If you have MYSQL
set up a table called user
fields
id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY(id),
user VARCHAR(10),
pass VARCHAR(10),
quest ENUM('a', 'b', 'c', 'd'),
answer VARCHAR(100)
Construct a form
USER<input type="text" name="user" /><br />PASS<input type="password" name="pass" /> Now set up a radio button list for a question you wish to ask user if they forget their password and an input text box for the answer.
Now INSERT INTO db each field as each value
check sql manual if u don't know how to do this.
Now set up log in form POST DATA once u recieve this info either on a new page or posted to the same page compare user by using the mysql_num_rows_ ffunction which if greater than 0 allows user into the site . Simple really, if u still can't manage I'll help some more just let me know

kiwi2

METHOD TWO
use an array
post data $user
$name = array("1" , "2" , "3");
$loc = array_search($user, $name);
if ($loc > 0);
user allowed into site
new user name wld be pushed FUNCTION CHECK MANUAL
into array using a registration form.

Also a file cld be used to store data
use FUNCTION file($file_name) after writing new uses names to the file with the fwrite function, to get data to compare as with the previous example. And finally If U JUST CAN'T BOTHER CHECK OUT THIS SITE'S LIBRARY FOR A SUPER COMPLEX FAULT PROOF EXAMPLE