[PHP] Authentication through a login form

Hi Patrick, I had to implement the system you are talking about. I wanted to avoid working with sessions, cookies and all the stuff, just make sure it could work in all configurations with minimal requirements. here is what you could do: 1. Build your login page as a form 2. Check the user nam

Re: [PHP] Authentication through a login form

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[PHP] Authentication through a login form

I want to replace the popup dialog box that occurs when a user accesses a password protected area, with a login screen. How do I do that? Someone told me I had to use a cookie to say the person is logged on and read it whenever I needed to verify their access. Is it possible to trap the request