PHP - Counting Logins

Basically I have 2 log ins.

The first one is for computer browsers, and the other is for iPad users.

The normal one is called "index.php", and is located on the root folder of the server, the other is located in a directory called "Mobile2" and is also called "index.php".

They are exactly the same page.  I took the site that I had built and copy and pasted it into that directory and changed the css to fit better on the iPad.

My problem is that now the log in does not work on the root sites log in, but doe on the iPad version in the new directory.

any thoughts as to why this would happen ?

Hi

I have this code and when I echo the count it shows 1 when theres actually 5.  Have I wrote it wrong


$loginsq = mysql_query("SELECT email FROM logindetails WHERE email = ".$_SESSION['MM_Username']."");

  $logins = mysql_fetch_array($loginsq);

$logs = count($logins);

echo $logs;

I am about to attempt to write my first php script from scratch after a year or so of copying and adapting code.

I am going to do a registration/login in system and thinking ahead, want to make sure that once someone is logged in, this information is passed from page to page (so they do not have to log in again on each page) and I would also like to provide a 'Remember Me' option.

I have had a read up and from what I gather, sessions would be better for showing someone is logged in from page to page and cookies would be the only way to implement a 'Remember Me'.

Would this be the best way to approach this or is/are there better ways?

Thanks in advance
Steve

sorry you guys, but another question here from a mildly-talented PHP user.....

I started designing a website for someone with wordpress, however like all 3rd party apps, it's very limited in what it can do when a need arises that is complex in nature, which is what I have.  I'm using GoDaddy as a hosting company and their cPanel tool can't do this, so I must use PHP or something similar to get it done.  Here's what I've got:

=> I have many dirs and subdirs on my site. the reason for this is to partition/separate out many files that cover a wide variety of topics.  so the addresses look kind of like this:

> www.domain.com/content/software/ms-office/ms-access
> www.domain.com/content/software/ms-office/ms-access/advanced/code-samples
> www.domain.com/content/software/ms-dot-net/visual-studio

What I would like to do, because the site won't be available to the general public for a few months yet, is give people who want to know what the site is about a preview of what they will see in 3 months.  But these people always have only one discipline/focus for their job.  So I'd like to let them look at the content on the site that is only relevant to their expertise (for instance, like above, the "ms-access" dir), because I can't be showing them the other free resources offered by the site owner, especially if the owner brings in revenue for his business using that knowledge.  

So in the above example, how could I use PHP/MYSQL to issue separate usernames and passwords for 2 different people => 1 that wants to look at ms access content (they would only have access to "ms-office/ms-access" and "advanced/code-samples"), and 1 that wants to look at visual studio content ("ms-dot-net/visual-studio")??  Ideally what I'd like to do is only have to issue one password *per* software category dir, and have that password work for any other nested dirs lower than that.  So in the above example, giving credentials for access would allow the user to view any page on, or nested below the dir "ms-access".  If they try to view any file in any other dir, regardless of whether it is higher or lower on the directory tree, I want to block them.  Can this be done?  GoDaddy's tool can't do it.

It would also be nice if I could issue a universal redirect to a landing page/login page as the result given to a user that tries to access any given page on this website for the first time, if they typed in a literal URL instead of going to the homepage.  I hope you guys can help me figure this out, or maybe point me to some good internet resources where I can learn how to do it myself.  thanks!  (by the way, I know I can use PHP/MYSQL to produce dynamic pages with query strings, but I just chose this method to make it easier for the next developer to follow, because they're not that intellectual)

Hey guys, Im trying to combine 2 logs to seperate parts of a website into 1.

One of them uses sessions to store it.
And the other uses cookies to login.

I cant seem to get it working AT ALL.

Even tho the cookies are being set and I can see it being set in firefox.

Here is the page with the sessions.

<?php
if(isset($_POST['username'])){
$username = $_POST['username']; //name of the text field for usernames
$password = $_POST['password']; //likewise here just for the password
//connect to the db
$user = 'root'; 
$pswd = ''; 
$db = 'chat';
$conn = mysql_connect('localhost', $user, $pswd);
mysql_select_db($db, $conn);
//run the query to search for the username and password the match
$query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '$username' AND password ='$password'";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die("Unable to verify user because : " . mysql_error());

//this is where the actual verification happens
    if(mysql_num_rows($result) == 1){
    //the username and password match
    //so e set the session to true
    session_start();
    $_SESSION['username'] = $username;
    
    //STUFF FROM HERE TO THE OTHER COMMENT IS STUFF I ADDED MANUALLY TRYING TO GET THE COOKIES TO BE SET SO THEY WORK FOR BOTH
    $username = $_COOKIE['user_id']; 
    $pass = $_COOKIE['pass_id'];
    setcookie("user_id", "$username", time()+3600);
    setcookie("pass_id", "$pass", time()+3600);
    //END OF THE CUSTOM STUFF, IT DOESNT WORK FOR SOME REASON
    
    
    
    //and then move them to the index page or the page to which they need to go
    header('Location: index.php');
    }else{
    $err = 'Incorrect username / password.' ;
    }
    //then just above your login form or where ever you want the error to be displayed you just put in
    echo $err;
    }
    else

?>

I made comments // in the code so you can see whats going on.



Here is the code that uses cookies, also it uses 2 pages.
This is the one I think that mainly adds the cookies.
<?php
// Login Logic

$username = "";
$err = "";
$err_style = "";
$err_style2= "";

//Checks if there is a login cookie
if(isset($_COOKIE['user_id'])) { 

    //if there is, it logs you in and directes you to the members page
    
    $username = $_COOKIE['user_id']; 
    $pass = $_COOKIE['pass_id'];
    $check = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '$username'")or die(mysql_error());$quer++;
    while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $check )) {
        if ($pass != $info['password']) {
        
        }
        else {
            header("Location: index.php");
        }
    }
}

//if the login form is submitted
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) { // if form has been submitted

    // SANITISE
    
    $username     = sanitize($_POST['username']);
    $pass                = sanitize($_POST['pass']);
    $red                = sanitize($_POST['red']);
    
        // makes sure they filled it in
    if(!$_POST['username']) {
        $err = 'You did not fill in a required section';
        $err_style = "style='border: 1px solid #CC0000'";
        $show_login = 1;
    }
        if(!$_POST['pass']) {
        $err = 'You did not fill in a required section';
        $err_style2 = "style='border: 1px solid #CC0000'";
        $show_login = 1;
    }
    // checks it against the database
    
    if (!$err) {
    $check = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '".$username."'")or die(mysql_error());$quer++;

    //Gives error if user dosen't exist
    $check2 = mysql_num_rows($check);
    
    if ($check2 == 0) {
        $err = 'User not found - please try again!';
        $err_style = "style='border: 1px solid #CC0000'";
        $show_login = 1;
    }
    
    while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $check )) {
        $info['password'] = stripslashes($info['password']);
        $pass = $pass;

        //gives error if the password is wrong
        if ($pass != $info['password']) {
            $err = 'Incorrect password, please try again.';
            $err_style2= "style='border: 1px solid #B02B2C;'";
            $show_login = 1;
        }
        else { 

        // if login is ok then we add a cookie 
        $hour = time() + 3600; 
        setcookie("user_id", $username, $hour); 
        setcookie("pass_id", $pass, $hour);    

        //then redirect them to the members area 
        
        if (!$red) {
            header("Location: index.php"); 
        } else {
            header("Location: $red.php"); 
        }
        exit;
        } 
    } 
    
    }
} 

?>

Here is the other page it also includes inside.
<?php 
Check.php


session_start();

//checks cookies to make sure they are logged in 


if(isset($_COOKIE['user_id'])) { 
    $username = $_COOKIE['user_id']; 
    $pass = $_COOKIE['pass_id']; 
    $check = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '$username'")or die(mysql_error());$quer++;
    
    while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $check )) { 
        //if the cookie has the wrong password, they are taken to the login page 
        if ($pass != $info['password']) { 
            header("Location: login.php"); 
        } 

        //otherwise they are shown the admin area    
        else { 
        // Update some info
    
        setcookie ("user_id", $_COOKIE['user_id'], time() + 3600 );
        setcookie ("pass_id", $_COOKIE['pass_id'], time() + 3600 );

        // Get some basic user details, so we can use these later!
        $uname = $info['username'];
        $uID        = $info['user_id'];
        $loggedin = 1;
        $admin_user    = $info['admin'];
        } 
    } 
}
 
?>


Thanks for the upcoming help that you all provide.

If anything else is needed please post here and il provide it.