Security/Password/Login question

[Guest_imported]

I've seen this done with CGI (PERL), but I'm not sure if it can be done with PHP. If anyone knows if a program like this is already made, I'd be AMAZINGLY happy to have it =P

Here's what I want to do: Say I have 50 employees. I have all their names listed in a giant list. Each employee gets a link to their own page. On the page, it displays information about the employee. The employee actually has their OWN login name/password that they can enter on this page to change/add any information they want into the areas I specify. They just change their info, then edit it and it's automatically displayed on the page.

Is this possible with PHP??? Thanks!

 

[axtec]

Yes, it's possible. You want to have the employee page database driven, so the content (biography, photo, favorite links, whatever) comes from a database. In your database, you have a 'users' table with names, usernames, and passwords, and and id number of all the employees on the 'giant list'. Authenticate the employee by comparing his/her username and password against his/her id number. If they match, allow the user to change his/her info only. I don't know of an existing program to do this because it can vary so much according to your needs, but it could be done fairly easily. Thanks.