Password

I made a personal website and i'm wondering what the best password protection would be? it would be best if it was encrypted too.

thx alot.:D

You should tell us for what you need password (for some part of site, ligin sistem etc.)?

i think he means for the database, just use this:

when u add them to database do it like this:

$username =$_POST['username']; $password = md5($_POST['password'];

mysql_query("Insert into bla bla bla VALUES($username,$password)");

then when they log in…

$username =$_POST['username']; $password = md5($_POST['password']); $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM table where username=" . $username); $dbpass = mysql_result($result,0,'field_name_for_pass'); if ( $dbpass == $password ) { echo 'logged in'; } else { echo 'denied'; }

That obviously wont work, just a basic structure to how most people do it.

im not that good at writing php … but i might suggest adding this to make sql injections harder..

str_replace("'" , "\'" , $username );
str_replace("'" , "\'" , $password );

Except srt_replace use mysql_real_escape_string, it is much more reliable.

yeah what i meant was that as soon as you enter the main page a pop up would appear. and then a you would have too enter a password. but if you got it wrong the first time you would be redirected.

like a .htpasswd ?

yeah

that's exactly what i want

http://www.flash.net/cgi-bin/pw.pl check this out..

i know about the encrypter but how do i actually use the .htaccess and .htpassword files in my website? and what do i put in the files. im n00by at this so plaese help me.

EDIT: al i want is so that when i click on a link on my page that a prompt comes up and asks me for a password. i enter it, then i get in. but i don't want anyone gettin in.

Usually the most simple way to set password on directory is to secure this folder via cpanel. If your host doesn't have cpanel google for some htaccess tutorial.

I reckon if you just leave a comment in the source giving a false password unencrypted. It will have 10000's of n00bs confused.

comment in source = <!–1337llama0wn5–>

noob1 - "why isn't this working"

noob2- "omg Its like a basic challenge or something"

noob1 - "I think its encrypted, what do you think"

noob2 - "Yeah it must be,try MD5"

hehe;)

cubeman372 wrote: I reckon if you just leave a comment in the source giving a false password unencrypted. It will have 10000's of n00bs confused.

comment in source = <!–1337llama0wn5–>

noob1 - "why isn't this working"

noob2- "omg Its like a basic challenge or something"

noob1 - "I think its encrypted, what do you think"

noob2 - "Yeah it must be,try MD5"

hehe;)

HAHAHA THAT'S GREAT!

It's also very true!

cubeman372 wrote: I reckon if you just leave a comment in the source giving a false password unencrypted. It will have 10000's of n00bs confused.

comment in source = <!–1337llama0wn5–>

noob1 - "why isn't this working"

noob2- "omg Its like a basic challenge or something"

noob1 - "I think its encrypted, what do you think"

noob2 - "Yeah it must be,try MD5"

hehe;)

LMAO that's great. I can see the fourm post now.

cubeman372 wrote: I reckon if you just leave a comment in the source giving a false password unencrypted. It will have 10000's of n00bs confused.

comment in source = <!–1337llama0wn5–>

noob1 - "why isn't this working"

noob2- "omg Its like a basic challenge or something"

noob1 - "I think its encrypted, what do you think"

noob2 - "Yeah it must be,try MD5"

hehe;)

LMAO that's great. I can see the fourm post now.