Re: Login from another page (pardon me :$)

pardon my ignorance guyz but what on earth is BBS ???? pretty embaressed toby ..... --- "Douglas F. Keim" <keimdf@softek-net.com> wrote: > I installed php, mysql and phpbb on my web site. > The bbs is great and a > wonderful way to communicate with clients and > family. > > However, there is an area on my web that I have > password protected earlier > with a MS Access database. Now I have two databases > to maintain and two > areas that I have to set up users. Though > relatively easy to do, it is a > duplication of effort. > > What I think that I would like to do is use one or > the other for both > functions. Since the BBS is working so well in the > PHP world, I am leaning > towards MySQL as the preferred database of choice. > > My question is this. > > How do I access the mysql database from a web page > that is not going to go > into the bbs? > > I would also like to allow a user to update his/her > own profile. Maybe even > change their own password on occasion if they would > like. > > Anyone help? > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com