user name and password

how to set up a self maintaining user name and password login section

[Jose52]

This is probably pretty easy, but I need to set up a login section on a Web site where users can specify their own user names nnd passwords and be able to change them at any time. I also need to send email confirmation when they sign up and make changes. Sounds like a lot, but I know the crew here can come through for me like they have before. Where is the best place to get this information on how to set this up.?

[daosmith]

There may be easier ways, but the only way I know to create such a system is to use a web database and some scripting language like PHP. There are lots of handy tutorials around - try searching for 'php user authentication' or similar using Google and you should find what you need :)

[ukgimp]

Good tutorial here:
www.devshed.com/Server_Side/PHP/Commerce/Commerce2/page1.html

[Perplexed]

Plenty of third party free scripts that will do that for you.