RE: Login and sessions?

> I am trying to add a "login" functionality to my new manager. A > simple > username/password functionality, so that the user logs in and everything > he > does inside the site will have his name. I mean, if he wants to create a > new entry on the database, the field "name" wont have to be filled, etc. > Anyway, i dont have a clue to where to start. Tried to search the > net but > i dont even know the keywords to search for. Could you guys please put me > in the good path? > Heres where i got so far: > > Have a table on a mysql database named USERS, with "name", password" > "address", etc on it. > What do i use to authenticate the user on my site? Sessions? If so, > the > steps i need to solve the problem are, user logs in, the server keeps his > personal variables in "memory" so everytime they are needed for some form > or whatever, the server fills the fields automatically. > > How can i have several users "logged on" and then have like a box on > the > site displaying who and how many users are logged in? > Sorry for the messed up explanation, but i really dont know what do > do > about it. Thanks. Load the information into a session and use that when you insert data. It won't happen "automatically" but if you save the user's name in something like $_SESSION['name'], then you can use that variable in your SQL statements and it'll be the value of the current logged on user. ---John W. Holmes... PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/