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

depends it could be a bulletin board server. whats the reference? "Toby z" <blue_myth_1@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:20021102133916.95416.qmail@web20807.mail.yahoo.com... > > 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