How would i accomplish this task? Please help

php-phan

Ok so i created a Social Networking system for my school you know, but i want it to be available only to the school, so i created a list of codes (like 21 i think) that are like 15 charactors long. If they want to register they have to have the right code. Well im afraid after i pass out all the codes they might give them to other people who arent part of the school...basically, how would i do it so that there is a script that creates codes and when they are used they get deactivated or deleted. I am thinking i could create a database titled "Invite_Codes" or something but idk...can someone help me...if you can just give me some ideas at how i could do this that would awesome! THANKS EVERYONE!!!

bretticus

Firstly, I would so do away with codes completely. If you have 21 codes, not only is that confusing, it just creates more opportunities to share a code. Are you going to end up revoking them all? Are you going to make new ones after revoking others? Probably both, but either way, that just makes work for you.

You should have way to self register an account for each student with a user name and password. Some high schools provide students with an email account. If your high school does, you can always send an email with a one-time random link to prove that they go to your high school after they submit registration.

The nitty gritty of the system works like this:

Student goes to your website and clicks the register link.
Student fills out registration form and submits valid school email account.
Website creates a random code and inserts the code along with the email address (and all the users information) as a record into the database. Record is marked inactive by default.
System emails the random code as a hyperlink to the students email account.
Student is prompted to check his or her email address to complete registration.
Student clicks the link and is redirected to Website.
System looks up the code embedded in the hyperlink in the database.
If code matches an inactive record's code in database, record is marked active.
Student is prompted with a successful registration message.
Student logs in.

djjjozsi

lets create coupons (you did this),

*1
if you ask the coupon number, ask an email

you send a validation code to that email, if the user click on it you generate a defauld password,

the user could log in with his/her email address, and in the first login needed to choose a user(visible name) and a password,
then the user get his/her account now. Then you disable the email address and coupon number for further register.

Then your login system could check if the user has logged in the system with two or more times at the same time.

*1(you can send coupon number in an email, in this case you register that coupon number with that email address...)