What should i use?

[DeMoss]

Here is what i want:

A simple registration/login username/password combination using php/mysql where i can set the username as a cookie. The usernames would have to be unique to identify the user and retrieve proper info.

I just want to use a simple table (member) in mysql to store the username/password combinations. There can be no duplicates.

A google search on "php mysql resister login" produced a bunch of complicated sets of php code that made my head spin. Is there a simple way to have a user register a username/password and when they login set the username as a cookie that I can use to retrieve the proper data for the user?

[DeMoss]

sorry i got annoyed with all my googling and forgot to search this site for answers first. I have found a solution already laid out for me here [webmasterworld.com...] and have been able to solve my problem.

Thanks for having an infomative board available.

[coopster]

And thank you for taking the time to search the site! You'll find that little gem along with a bunch of others in the PHP Forum Library [webmasterworld.com].

Welcome to WebmasterWorld, DeMoss :)

[DeMoss]

yeah sometimes i get so burnt out searching through the tipical nohelpful sites that when i get to a place like this i forget to search. Thanks for the library tip I am sure i will be using it soon.

[mcibor]

Thanks coopster for library link. I never thought of that. There's lots of information out there.

Happy to welcome you on this forum DeMoss!
Have fun!

[freeflight2]

I usually take phpbb2 or similar as a base since all my sites have some kind of interactive forum functionality and let phpbb2 do all the authentication etc.