authentication

Hello there. During the days of php3 i wrote a authentication/validation system that I used to verify that the right users got access to my site. Basically i had to write my own sessionhandling using cookies. But in these days of in built session support i would think that there's a easier way to do this. So what I'm looking for is some kind of article or other resource that describes how you can use php and a user/password structure in mysql for "safe" authentications. Any clues or pointers would be greatly appreciated. /fr ------------------------------------------ fredrik.ragnar@nextra.com +46 70 648 04 78 Nextra AB Visiting address: Mailing address: Arenavägen 39, 6th floor Post Box 107 11 SE-121 77 Stockholm SE-121 29 Stockholm Phone: +46 8 600 01 20 Fax: +46 8 600 01 50 www.nextra.se www.nextra.com