User Registration & Authentication Apps

[bluespoon]

Hello,

Can anyone give me specific advice, code, and articles on how I would create
the following:

1. Underlying Code for a User Registration Page that updates a MySQL DB:

[i[Functionality: Web User creates his (a) USER_ID, (b) PASSWORD and (c)
enters other PERSONAL_DATA. The USER_ID, PASSWORD, and PERSONAL_DATA are then
submitted online by a Web User and stored within a database

2. Login Page:

[i[Functionality: After entering USER_ID and PASSWORD Web User can view and
update his PERSONAL_DATA as well as have access to privileged pages on my
website.

3. Automated Lost Password Retrieval or Change function:

[i[Functionality: User can have a forgotten PASSWORD emailed to him.

Many Thanks

Blue Spoon

[Felix1]

If you are using PHP and DW MX2004 you may do that using the native User
Authentication suite. If you are using DW MX you find an equivalent suite here
[url]http://www.felixone.it/extensions/mxpren.asp[/url] Felix

[David Powers]

Felix1 wrote:

> If you are using PHP and DW MX2004 you may do that using the native User
> Authentication suite.

Unfortunately, the PHP User Authentication in MX 2004 uses deprecated
PHP code, which will break in PHP 5 (and some versions of PHP 4).
Details (and solution) here:

[url]http://friendsofed.infopop.net/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=989094322&f=8033053165&m=3241024 21&r=324102421#324102421[/url]

--
David Powers
Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
Co-author "PHP Web Development with DW MX 2004" (Apress)
[url]http://computerbookshelf.com[/url]

[Felix1]

You may be right, I have yet no experience with php 5, but I have heard people
screaming when it comes v.4.2x because of asession's problem. Of course they
didn't know that php.ini should be set in compatible mode. It is hard to think
that php enginers have decided to make most php users suicide because they
would have to remake thousands of scripts, but you'll never know. I believe the
matter is the register_globals=Off, I always use globals Off and DW's Log In it
works always fine, perhaps the matter may be something else? I will have soon
an approach with php 5 and I'm fearing, I don't want to suicide me. DW's code
is not obsolete, php 5 is just born, by logic would you make a product thet
only few people can use? Felix

[David Powers]

Felix1 wrote:

> You may be right, I have yet no experience with php 5, but I have heard people
> screaming when it comes v.4.2x because of asession's problem.

People who are screaming are childish. The changes that were made to PHP
in version 4.2.0 increased security greatly, and involved very little
recoding. Register_globals has been off by default for three years now
(since April 2002).

> DW's code
> is not obsolete, php 5 is just born, by logic would you make a product thet
> only few people can use?

DW's code *is* obsolete (at least with regard to this particular server
behavior). I have done a lot of testing, and have been in direct contact
with Macromedia technicians over this issue. They were very embarrassed
when I brought the problem to their attention. It wasn't done
deliberately, and the code does work in a lot of environments, but the
more recent your version of PHP, the less likely it is to work - and it
certainly falls over on its face in PHP 5.

Still, there's nothing to worry about with PHP 5. The changes it
introduces mainly affect OOP programming. If you don't work with PHP
classes, everything will work as before (with one or two very small
exceptions).

--
David Powers
Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
Co-author "PHP Web Development with DW MX 2004" (Apress)
[url]http://computerbookshelf.com[/url]

[bluespoon]

Freinds,

I am using COLDFUSION 6.1 .

So, is there anyone here who can recommend some articles, books, or even send
some links that explain how to set up the:

1. user registrstion
2. user profile modification
3. user authentication (login), and
4. lost password recovery features?

This are very common features on coldfusion web sites so hopefully someone
here can come through with an answer

Thanks again

Very Blue spoon

[Paul Whitham TMM]

There are a set of tutorials on this site in the areas you want
[url]http://www.dmxfire.com/articles/index.asp[/url]

Although the articles use asp as the language they are based around DW
server behaviours which will write your CF code for you.

You will just need to use CFMail to handle the forgotten password.

--
Regards

Paul Whitham
Macromedia Certified Professional for Dreamweaver MX2004
Valleybiz Internet Design
[url]www.valleybiz.net[/url]

Team Macromedia Volunteer for Ultradev/Dreamweaver MX
[url]www.macromedia.com/support/forums/team_macromedia[/url]

"bluespoon" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Freinds,
>
> I am using COLDFUSION 6.1 .
>
> So, is there anyone here who can recommend some articles, books, or even

send

> some links that explain how to set up the:
>
> 1. user registrstion
> 2. user profile modification
> 3. user authentication (login), and
> 4. lost password recovery features?
>
> This are very common features on coldfusion web sites so hopefully

someone

> here can come through with an answer
>
> Thanks again
>
> Very Blue spoon
>
>
>