Re: [PHP-DB] Evaluating PHP scripts for use on one-login site From: Lynn Siprelle (lynn <email protected>)
Date: 12/17/00

>That's a pretty vague question and thus rather hard to answer.

Not surprising. I do have MySQL set up, yes. But because I am not trying to restrict access so much as track users (though I do want to make it so if users want to use the interactive functions they have to log in), I'm assuming that

>3. Use PHP to create a non-HTTP based authentication mechanism. It could
> use cookies or the session code and wouldn't have one of those
> pop-up auth windows that HTTP auth forces you to use.

is the option I'm going to want.

>Don't worry too much about integrating the auth system.
>Once you have written yours it is not hard to hack up most of these things
>you can download and pull out their auth system and insert your own.
>After all they are written in PHP, it is easy stuff...

That was my main concern, that there might be something about the way PHP scripts are written that might make it easier or harder, and you've answered it. Thanks very much!

Lynn 

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