[RESOLVED] Questions about login and includes

[mhodge87]

First question (regarding Login)

What is the best way to do a login script?

Second question:

If i have a variable in one php file ($con for example) could i call that same variable in another file if i use an include function to include the file that the script. This is why i'm asking

I want to make a connection file so i don't have to type all that out every page. so can i do that and create a var such as

$con = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "");

and call that variable in other forms or do i need to declare it a global variable to do that?

[dougal85]

mhodge87 wrote:

First question (regarding Login)

What is the best way to do a login script?

Google it, its a very very common subject. You will want to look into sessions and using a database for storing details probably

mhodge87 wrote:

Second question:

If i have a variable in one php file ($con for example) could i call that same variable in another file if i use an include function to include the file that the script. This is why i'm asking

I want to make a connection file so i don't have to type all that out every page. so can i do that and create a var such as

$con = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "");

and call that variable in other forms or do i need to declare it a global variable to do that?

Couldn't you have just tested this one?

But yes, if you make a variable in pagea.php and then pageb.php includes (or requires) pageb.php then all the variables and functions in pagea will be available after the include.