Re: 1984 (Big Brother)

> > Remind him that he must logout normally to lock the DB if you follow the thread closely, this is a requirement. boss may not logout properly :) that's why all suggest a mechanical ways for the job. pressure sensors, cameras etc etc ~viraj > > > > On Sep 12, 2010, at 12:37 PM, Joshua Kehn wrote: > >> Tedd- >> >> Would he consider access to another database? I.e. a separate, say memcached db which >> stores the "boss" status? >> >> An issue with the temporary file would also be session length, if the session expires >> without the user explicitly logging off, the file wouldn't be removed. A way to bypass this >> would be to add some sort of session expiration header to the file and update that. >> >> And couldn't you make a simple check if the boss is logged in or not by the ability to >> access the database? >> >> Regards, >> >> -Josh >> ____________________________________ >> Joshua Kehn | Josh.Kehn@gmail.com >> http://joshuakehn.com >> >> On Sep 12, 2010, at 12:32 PM, tedd wrote: >> >>> Hi gang: >>> >>> I have a client who wants his employees' access to their online business database >>> restricted to only times when he is logged on. (Don't ask why) >>> >>> In other words, when the boss is not logged on, then his employees cannot access the >>> business database in any fashion whatsoever including checking to see if the boss is logged on, or >>> not. No access whatsoever! >>> >>> Normally, I would just set up a field in the database and have that set to >>> "yes" or "no" as to if the employees could access the database, or not. But in >>> this case, the boss does not want even that type of access to the database permitted. Repeat -- No >>> access whatsoever! >>> >>> I was thinking of the boss' script writing to a file that accomplished the >>> "yes" or "no" thing, but if the boss did not log off properly then the file >>> would remain in the "yes" state allowing employees undesired access. That would not be >>> acceptable. >>> >>> So, what methods would you suggest? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> tedd >>> >>> -- >>> ------- >>> http://sperling.com/ >>> >>> -- >>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>> >> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >