the best way to do password validation is using one way encryption (e.g.
MySQL PASSWORD() function). That way you check the encrypted user entered
password against the database ...

" ... WHERE pass = PASSWORD('{$_POST["password"]}')"

Tim Ward
www.chessish.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mr. BuNgL3 [mailto:mrbungle@;netcabo.pt]
> Sent: 27 October 2002 10:51
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: newbie: php/mysql
> 
> 
> Hey...
> I have a little problem... i want to read an encrypted field 
> from mysql
> database to a php variable... what is the code line that i 
> must enter? (ex:
> password validation in a login form)
> Thanks...
> 
> 
> 

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