Re: [phplib] login page help From: Jesse Swensen (swensenj <email protected>)
Date: 07/12/01

Again, default_auth is unnecessary for what is being requested. It has been
stated the index page is available to everyone and there is no need to use
auth. Study how the auth_preauth function works. All your needs have been
thought of and implemented in the auth class. 

-- 
Jesse Swensen
swensenj <email protected>

> From: giancarlo pinerolo <giancarlo <email protected>>
> Organization: navigare.net
> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 17:59:01 +0200
> To: Cresta Johnson <cjohnson <email protected>>, "phplib <email protected>"
> <phplib <email protected>>
> Subject: Re: [phplib] login page help
> 
> step 1
> activate default_authentication in your auth subclass ($nobody=true)
> step 2
> add user, auth, perm everywhere
> step 3
> make this form
> <FORM action="/welcome_new_user.php?enter=yes" method=post>
> Login 
> <INPUT name=username size=10 value="">
> Password 
> <INPUT name=password type=password size=10 value="">
> <INPUT type=submit value="login"><BR>
> </FORM>
> 
> step 4
> 
> make welcome_new_user.php3 like this
> <?
> #normal includes and stuff here
> if ($enter):
> if ($auth->auth["uid"]=$auth->auth_validatelogin()):
> page_close();
> header("Location: ". $sess->url("$PHP_SELF"));
> else:
> $login_error="TRY AGAIN;
> endif;
> endif;
> ?>
> WELCOME NEW USER
> 
> Step 5
> come back and tell me. This may be everything.
> 
> Giancarlo
> 
> Cresta Johnson wrote:
>> 
>> Sorry, this may be a really lame question (I'm kind of a newbie with OOadd
>> this form where you
>> classes). When I look at the auth class (where the auth_preauth function is
>> defined, it doesn't seem to do anything other than return false - which
>> would invoke the login form, right?). Do I need to define my own
>> auth_preauth function in a sub class?
>> 
>> I'm worried that I'm being to confusing about what I want to accomplish. I
>> am able to use phplib authentication just fine to protect the pages that I
>> want to protect. When trying to access a protected page, the login page is
>> invoked and then (if authenticated) the protected page is displayed. But I
>> was hoping to also add a little login box to my index page (which is NOT
>> protected & I don't want the login page to be called) which would allow the
>> user (if they wanted to - not a requirement) to login directly from the
>> index page & redirect him to the protected area. What I can't seem to do is
>> save the login, password info that they type in at the index page without
>> requiring them to login.
>> 
>> Again, I'm really sorry - I might not be understanding phplib completely.
>> But I've been working on this for two weeks and my deadline is looming!
>> 
>> Thanks for your help!
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jesse Swensen" <swensenj <email protected>>
>> To: "Cresta Johnson" <cjohnson <email protected>>; <phplib <email protected>>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 6:33 AM
>> Subject: Re: [phplib] login page help
>> 
>>> This functionality is already built into PHPLib.  Use the auth_preauth
>>> method in your subclass of Auth.  Auth_preauth always gets called first
>> and
>>> returns either a uid, in which your user is authorized and your
>> application
>>> goes on it's merry way.  Or it returns false, in which the regular
>>> authorization takes place, by bringing up you login page, etc...
>>> 
>>> So, you can do anything it the auth_preauth method to authorize the user.
>>> Maybe you have a user id/password on your index page and auth_preauth
>> check
>>> for the existence of those variables and uses them to do the
>> authorization.
>>> If they don't exist returns false.
>>> --
>>> Jesse Swensen
>>> swensenj <email protected>
>>> 
>>>> From: "Cresta Johnson" <cjohnson <email protected>>
>>>> Organization: Dzign Studio
>>>> Reply-To: "Cresta Johnson" <cjohnson <email protected>>
>>>> Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 16:48:33 -0600
>>>> To: <phplib <email protected>>
>>>> Subject: [phplib] login page help
>>>> 
>>>> Hi All!
>>>> 
>>>> I was wondering if it was possible to have a login page that wasn't
>>>> protected by the phplib auth/perm functions? What I want to do is have a
>>>> "quick" login button on the index page of my site (which wouldn't be
>>>> protected) and after verifying the login information would redirect the
>> user
>>>> to another page that is protected by the phplib auth/perm functions.
>> What
>>>> I've tried to do so far is to send the user & password (via html
>>>> form)directly to the page (that's protected) & I've also tried to send
>> the
>>>> information to another php script that processes the information & then
>>>> redirects to the protected page. Either way, I am still having the
>>>> login.ihtml page invoked. Is there anyone that's done this before and
>> has a
>>>> code sample that I can look at?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks so much!
>>>> 
>>>> Cresta
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Abbestellen mit Mail an:   phplib-unsubscribe <email protected>
>>>> Kommandoliste mit Mail an: phplib-help <email protected>
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Abbestellen mit Mail an:   phplib-unsubscribe <email protected>
>>> Kommandoliste mit Mail an: phplib-help <email protected>
>>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Abbestellen mit Mail an:   phplib-unsubscribe <email protected>
>> Kommandoliste mit Mail an: phplib-help <email protected>
> 
> -- 
> Abbestellen mit Mail an:   phplib-unsubscribe <email protected>
> Kommandoliste mit Mail an: phplib-help <email protected>
> 

-- 
Abbestellen mit Mail an:   phplib-unsubscribe <email protected>
Kommandoliste mit Mail an: phplib-help <email protected>