Have a registration screen that inserts their names, email etc *and* their choice of
username +
password:
$sql = "INSERT INTO <table> (username,realname,password,email) VALUES
('$username',$realname',password('$password'),'$email')";
$result = mysql_query($sql,$connect);
//and do a check if the username chosen exists already:
$chksql = "SELECT username FROM <table> WHERE username='$username'";
$chkresult = mysql_query($chksql,$connect);
$check = mysql_num_rows($chkresult);
if ($check == 0)
echo "this username already exists, select another.";
}
else {
echo "continue!";
}
if they have fogotton their password after registering, then have a link that sets a
variable, and
check or this variable at the top of the page:
<a href=\"$PHP_SELF?id=lostpassword\">go here to retrieve lost password</a>
if '$id' is set then have the user input their password and email address (the one
they registered
with) and query the database for a username on the basis of the inputted info, and
email it using
mail() to that email address!
Use the same method for a lost username, they can then input their password and email
and the
system will mail them the lost details!
Good luck!
Russ
On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:38:53 -0500 Jeff Oien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would like users to be able to request to have their password
> sent to their email address if they forget it. I would also like it
> encrypted in the database though. How is this best handled?
>
> The security isn't real important. But I let users choose their
> own password and if they use a password they use for other
> things I think it would be best for it to be encrypted.
> Jeff Oien
>
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