Using same user name and passwords between multiple scripts

[bmiller011]

I know this has been answered somewhere at WPW, but I can't seem to find it.

Anyway, I need to know how you can make it so when a user comes to a site and they register their username and password will work throughout the entire site. For example same user name and password for classified section, forum, ect. Any help you could give would be appreciated. If you need more info please let me know what you need.

Thank you for your help!

[RedMark]

there are several ways to do this. A lot depends on your server setup. Basically, there are session variables that can be defined on the server side, or hidden form fields that can be passed from page to page, or you can use cookies to store that information. I personally prefer using session variables since that takes place on the server and the user can't mess it up by turning off scripting, or disabling cookies. So, what's your server technology? ASP, PHP, or perhaps something more arcane?

Mark

[bmiller011]

One script is using php the other is using pearl. Both are using MySQL Database