[Swanny86uk]

Hey,

Few months back i decided to write a website for an idea I had. I've recently changed the idea and decided I need a login for my website (www.artboxuk.net/index1.html) now I have created the MySql database and table on the CPanel software provided by my hosting service. I was wondering how it was possible to connect the interface (Username / Password fields) on my website to the actual database. Is a special script needed or am I barking up the wrong tree ?! I havent added the login section to the website yet simply because I am getting myslef all confused over how to impliment it

Any advice would be greatly appreciated !

Thanks =)

Marc

[pcpro17]

Hello Swanny. If you just want to do a simple login, a database may be over the top, that is, unless you want to have different logins for different users. In that case, I still think that a MySQL database is going overboard. Have you considered using the PHP functions fopen, fwrite, and fclose to make a simple text-file-database?

[MMJ]

http://google.com/search?q=php+login

[CyberGeek]

Swanny,

The best way to provide a secure login is with PHP and MySQL. This is actually a quite easy and not too hard at all. Although, the more advanced you want it, the trickier it gets.

I would recommend searching google for an easy solution.

Here is a link to a quick step by step on how to create a login with PHP and SQL.
http://www.phpeasystep.com/workshopview.php?id=6

[Swanny86uk]

Thanks for all the answers, looked at a few different sites for instructions and think I got the whole Login / Register thing done ! =) and I even learnt a little php while I was at it.

Thanks Again!

Swanny