Hey...Question for the PHP/MySQL people
 

I have to do a project for school using PHP/MySQL. Here's what I would like to do. I have the book from SitePoint about PHP/MySQL.

I would like to create a web page that has a VERY simple signup thing, basically you register as a new member (similar to vB) and can log into an area using their user name and password.

How hard is this? I'm not looking for someone to do it for me, but I am looking for someone who might be willing to help if I get stuck somewhere.

Thanks :)

Easy.

Psst...post at my forums for questions ;)

The project I made at work involves a complex set of user permissions, password management, etc. and it was actually very easy to write.

Yay!..How often do you check your site? Cuz I'll be posting there a lot...

Lol filburt doesn't leave his site at all, even when he goes out on dates, he takes a phone wire, and his labtop all the time. So I would say you've joined a nice source for coding stuff :)

-Arunan

Ok well I sitll havne't received a confirmation email.....I can't post until I get it..

filburt needs to update his sig;)

Satan

mysql_pconnect()

What does that do...?

Makes a persistant to the specified MySQL DB I think.

while

mysql_connect() does the oposite.

it would be used like this

mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbusername, $dbpassword);
or
mysql_pconnect($dbhost, $dbusername, $dbpassword);

using mysql_pconnect() might or will slow down your connection.

after that you would want to connect to the right database using.

mysql_select_db($dbname)

than after that if the connection works correctly you can do general DB things like

mysql_query("INSERT INTO user SET username='$username'");

and so on.