Re: Re: Need login suggestions

Bobby Pejman wrote: > I would also agree that allowing parent registration could be risky. What you may be able to > do just off the top is create a UserLevel field in your users table and assign value 1 for all those > who say they're students. That is, if you have no student ids at your disposal. > > Then, when parents register, you can ask who their kid is, and assign a user level 2, for > example. When a parent finishes their registration, don't allow them access. Display a > message saying "you'll have to call in to get your password" or something similar. > > What you're essentially doing is identifying parents by their user level yet making sure > parents are parents. > > Just an idea I thought I share. yeah - that's quite a strong point! whatever you do, do not give any details of students to anybody unless they are 100% verified and allowed the info - that's one thing I would not want to screw up on myself, could be a nasty lawsuit. best, nathan