PHP/HTML Question. How to change frame after login?

[jeena1]

I have a small login script written in PHP, everything in that regard is written. The Login is in one frame on top.

However, when the user logs in I want another frame to display a set of links only available to those logged in.

How can I do this?, Thanks!

[U'ziel]

Frames?? I wouldn't be using frames at all are you sure thats what you mean? do you know CSS?

Otherwise I would use a simple if statement to check that the user was logged in, if yes then echo the restricted content, if no do nothing. Are you using sessions to stay logged in between pages? If no set a session variable that you can pass between your pages without using the URL in your browser. That way its hidden and your code can detect if users are logged on when pages re-load. Your IF statement then just needs to check that the session variable has been set to show or hide the restricted content. Thats probably the easiest way, you could do the same thing using a cookie stored on the users computer but this is less secure. If you paste your code that would be helpful.

[U'ziel]

Login.php:
<?php
session_start(); // Starts the session

/* Your exisitng code to authenticate login here */

$_SESSION['user_id'] = 1; // Sets the session variable with a value of 1. You could generate a random string to add to 1

?>

Homepage:

if ($_SESSION['user_id'] == 1) {

echo "Restricted content";

} else {

}


Something like that.

[harish]

Originally Posted by U'ziel

Login.php:
<?php
session_start(); // Starts the session

/* Your exisitng code to authenticate login here */

$_SESSION['user_id'] = 1; // Sets the session variable with a value of 1. You could generate a random string to add to 1

?>

Homepage:

if ($_SESSION['user_id'] == 1) {

echo "Restricted content";

} else {

}


Something like that.

I have tried it this code is not working...

[U'ziel]

It's simplified psuedo code, to highlight the use of sessions in php with a quick example. It was never meant to be a working solution, most of the time i'm writing at work in my free time.

I suppose it would have been better to do a harish special though;


"Php sessions are good, I have used many times. You can learn more about sessions at this link:

http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.session-start.php "

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..you are starting to grate on me.

[kaise]

Hello,
I was wondering if anybody here can help with a popular script
A Complete Membership System
I wanted to know how a forgotten password be added to this script and the remember me feature. Any help will be much apprecaited anybody can email me at kaise@hotmail.co.uk

Thank you.

[ahstanford]

@kaise: I think you might want to take a read.

Alex