KyrinComaBlack

ok i have this and it works

[php]
<?php
include("./backend/config.php");

$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = md5($_POST['password']);
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTRE_ADDR'];

if($_REQUEST['do'] == 0){
if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
session_start();
$q = "SELECT * FROM user WHERE username='$username' AND password='$password' LIMIT 1";
$findmember = mysql_query($q);
$rows = mysql_num_rows($findmember);

if($rows > 0){
setcookie("username", $username, time()+(60*60*24*5), "/", "$ip");
setcookie("password", $password, time()+(60*60*24*5), "/", "$ip");
$_SESSION['username'] = $username;
print(" ".$_COOKIE['username']." You have successfully logged in!");
print("Click <a href=\"user.php?username=".$_SESSION['username']."\">here</a>");
}else{
print("Username or password is invalid. Please try again!");
}
}
}
[/php]

I don't really want to use session but rather use cookies but im having trouble.

like on this code
[php]
print("Click <a href=\"user.php?username=".$_SESSION['username']."\">here</a>");
[/php]

I want to use this
[php]
print("Click <a href=\"user.php?username=".$_COOKIE['username']."\">here</a>");
[/php]

I know that it doesn't set the value to $_COOKIE til the next page or so i heard. But the other thing like. I want to check for the verfication like if that user suppose to be in that area by member level and also if theres a way i don't have to rely on session but rather cookies. I want to force cookies. I forgot what i was going to say next but ill reply when I get it.

if i can use cookies without session how would they be called so i can use them?

DaWei

Obviously, a cookie can't be set until you respond to the browser with the page, and it can't be retrieved until the browser contacts you with a new request. It's the nature of the paradigm.

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KyrinComaBlack

Then how do I retrieve the infomation from the cookie and use that for the script.

And I deleted my cookies after I ran the script and I successfully logged in but when I tried it again it continued to say invalid when I used the same name again?