Re: user registration class

hi there, is it possible to connect the userfunction from phplib to a forum that works with a mysql-db? i think this is a newbie-question 8) the forum should manage many postings. thanx for your help. regards bernd > Hmm.. I might get hammered for saying this but if you intend to build lots > of sites, I think you should write your own and just build upon the stuff > that PHP (ideally version 4 as session variables are a good thing) offers.. > Why? > > I looked at bout 10 existing classes/script collections - I didn't really > liked any. In some cases the data model was crap, in other cases some > crucial functions were missing and the documentation not good enough to > easily adding them. And so on and on. I now have my own and it's far from > perfect. But I know it inside out and it fits the way *I* see a web > application. > > I do recommend that you look at some available stuff. (PHPLIB inspired great > thoughts and I even copied some code snippets.) The risk when writing your > own is that nobody can help you to get your security right. So keep an eye > on what mechanisms others have used. (I re-engineered a lot of good ideas..) > > If you really can't be bothered, use PHPLIB: It does a lot this stuff. It > has a lot of users, so is pretty secure and stable and you can find help in > case you run into problems. > > Cheers > > Marc ..................................... Bernd Duesmann ..................................... UNDERBASEMENT Internet & Kommunikation Duesmann, Schön & Teigelmeister GbR Friedrich - Ebert - Strasse 10 33602 Bielefeld Germany T 05 21.5 21 41 54 F 05 21.5 21 41 55 E duesmann@underbasement.de I http://www.underbasement.de