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Aug 19.2004

hello once again,

i am trying to create a user login, i have no clue even how to go about this ****.i tlaked to a couple different people, and everyone told me different things,(Java,JS,PHP,MySQL, ETC…)

can someone please tell me how to go about starting this. someone told me to use access to build the data base. not to sure what in hell hes tlaking baout, im new to this sorry.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, i feel so left out.

thnks a lot guys
-keko-

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@DiarYofaMadmaNAug 19.2004 — do you even know how to build a basic webpage?
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@killiankAug 19.2004 — It is hard to answer you question when you are not sure what is needed / or wanted. Do you only need to log user names or do they also need to login with passwords? Do each of them need unique User IDs and control of their own passwords? Or, can one login be sufficiant for the group? What level of security is needed?

user logon information can be stored in the client's cookies on their own machine or you could have everything stored in a database on the server that can not be accessed without entering passwords. Once you determine exactly what your requirements are, it will be easier to give opinions of which languages to use and how you could go about it.

Kodie
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@JPnycAug 19.2004 — Just a guess, but if you want to add login access to a website, you need a DB, unless you want to use a cookie, which really doesn't work very well. So what you were told is essentially correct.
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@javaNoobieAug 20.2004 — Agreed.

You will need server-side scripting (asp,aspx,etc) for user login. You will also need a db to store all the user information. You might want to do validation with javascript too. (i.e user dont enter an empty value or something)
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@JPnycAug 20.2004 — Also, while JS cannot do this, Java handles it rather nicely either with jsp or even old fashioned servlets.
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@killiankAug 20.2004 — For a database, I like mySQL and PHP scripting. I might have some javascript as well. It has been several years, but if you use an Access Database (Microsoft) you will probably have to use ASP (Microsofts Active server page scripting) or some language that can speak to MS. Also, when I did it in 2000, I had to upload the access database file and the .asp file that will access it and then call the web server administrator to make an ODBC connection between the two.

What ever you use, PHP and mySQL or ASP or whatever, you will need to make sure the web server that you are going to use can run those languages.

Kodie
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@Sux0rZh_jc0rzAug 20.2004 — ok, basically the guy said he has no clue what is going on. so here's an explanation.

You write scripts, or code, to make a webpage do something. These can be serverside, (the server does it and the person viewing the page never see's the code, and cannot see it, so ur code is safe from the public). OR the code can be client-side, meaning that the browser(like Internet Explorer) runs. This can be easily viewed, so passwords can be stolen easily.

A database is a program that is run on the server, or computer, hosting the website. A database stores information in many different forms, but normally its numbers and names on a table.

If you would like a client-side language, learn Javascript [URL=http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp]here[/URL].

If you would like a server-side language, learn PHP [URL=http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp]here[/URL].

If you want a database, use MySQL with PHP. Ask for help on databases and login scripts in the PHP Section of these forums.
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