Login - Logout with a Session in 1 file--tutorial.jcwcn.com

Create a file for Login and Logout (PHP + MySQL) using with a SESSION variable. This file contains Login form, Login authorize program and Logout program. All in one but Short and Easily.

This tutorial require 2 PHP files and 1 table of mySQL database.

index.php this file is the Login and Logout file.
main.php this file is the target when login is O.K.
Database "tutorial" and table "admin" with 3 fields: id(auto_increment), username(varchar, 50), password(varchar, 32).
* The "password" field is design for md5() password for more sucurity.

What is md5() function? Click here.

Then put a record into this table. In this tutorial, put a record with name "admin" and password "81dc9bdb52d04dc20036dbd8313ed055". This password was encrypted by md5() function from the real password "1234".

* When you test this script you must to put the real password (1234) in "password" box.

• index.php

The mainly file for do 3 things.

Login form. Including 2 fields "username" and "password" and submit button "Login".
Login authorize program. Do authorize check after you submit form, if passed in username and password, this page will re-direct to main.php. If not, show the invalid user or password message.
Logout. Clear the login session when come back or refresh this page.

Source Code

<?
// Use session variable on this page. This function must put on the top of page.
session_start();

////// Logout Section. Delete all session variable.
session_destroy();

$message="";

////// Login Section.
$Login=$_POST['Login'];
if($Login){ // If clicked on Login button.
$username=$_POST['username'];
$md5_password=md5($_POST['password']); // Encrypt password with md5() function.

// Connect database.
$host="localhost"; // Host name.
$db_user=""; // MySQL username.
$db_password=""; // MySQL password.
$database="tutorial"; // Database name.
mysql_connect($host,$db_user,$db_password);
mysql_select_db($database);

// Check matching of username and password.
$result=mysql_query("select * from admin where username='$username' and password='$md5_password'");
if(mysql_num_rows($result)!='0'){ // If match.
session_register("username"); // Craete session username.
header("location:main.php"); // Re-direct to main.php
exit;
}else{ // If not match.
$message="--- Incorrect Username or Password ---";
}

} // End Login authorize check.
?>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>

<body>
<? echo $message; ?>
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="<? echo $PHP_SELF; ?>">
<table>
<tr>
<td>User : </td>
<td><input name="username" type="text" id="username" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Password : </td>
<td><input name="password" type="password" id="password" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
<input name="Login" type="submit" id="Login" value="Login" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

• main.php

This file is the target file when authorize check on index.php has been passed. It checks for session variable name "username". If this variable does not exist, re-direct to index.php.

If you have PHP files must Login before open them, copy the PHP section and place it on the top of them.

Source Code

<?
// You may copy this PHP section to the top of file which needs to access after login.
session_start(); // Use session variable on this page. This function must put on the top of page.
if(!session_is_registered("username")){ // if session variable "username" does not exist.
header("location:index.php"); // Re-direct to index.php
}
?>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>

<body>
<p>Hello <? echo $_SESSION['username']; ?>! You are now Logged in.</p>
<p><a href="index.php">Logout</a></p>
</body>
</html>

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