RE: [PHP-WIN] script not allowing login after generating new password

Stupid question: Are you returning the encrypted string to the "user"? > -----Original Message----- > From: Beach, Jim [mailto:jbeach@incog.org] > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 4:46 PM > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-WIN] script not allowing login after generating new > password > > > Hi, I'm new in this list and to PHP and MySQL. I'd welcome any help you > can give. > > > > I'm working on a simple application where a registered user submits a > "forgot my password" form. The script is supposed to generate a random > new password, write it to the database, and send it to the user. Then > they can log in with the new password and they're off and running. > > > > Here's what happens now: The password generator works fine - it creates > a random string any length I want. The password field in the database > gets changed - not to the new random string but apparently to an > encrypted version of it via the MySQL password() function. The script > returns the user a notice of the new password. BUT, login with the new > password fails! > > > > I'm reluctant to ask you to do my debugging but I'm almost brain dead > after hours of trying to figure this out. Can someone suggest where I > might look for the problem? I'll include my scripts in a reply if > needed. > > > > Thanks very much in advance. > > > > Jim > >