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From: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
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sl@exabyte wrote:

>> Create a simple php function that checks to see if a user has already
>> authenticated, return Y/N.
>>
>> Call the function at the top of every page except the logon/off page:
>> if auth = 'N' direct to logon page
>> if auth = 'Y' do whatever the page is supposed to do
>>
>> Store the user/passwd details in a database.
>>
>> Maintain the logged-in status of users using a session cookie.
> 
> With this tip, I think it will save a lot of my time banging my head
> around.

Of course, the competent and more efficient solution is to return a boolean 
from a session object's method.


PointedEars
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