remember me script
does anyone know how to do remember me only for the user name in the login? I know it uses the cookies, but I have not had any luck getting it working; this is a linux app.....
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This code will have no username in it the first time you try to log in, but after you log in once, subsequent visits to the page will automatically populate the username
<?php
/* Login.php */
//start session so php will remember stuff.
session_start();
if(isset($_REQUEST['username']) {
//a user is trying to login, save the username into session
$_SESSION['username'] = $_REQUEST['username'];
//do login code...
} else {
//get username from session and put in variable to use later
$username = $_SESSION['username'];
?>
<form action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF;?>" method="post">
<input type="text" name="username" value="<?php echo $username; ?>" />
<input type="password" name="password" />
<input type="submit" value="Login" />
</form>
<?php
}
?>
Okay great, thanks; Here is part of my code, I was going to add that before session cookie?
<?php
require_once 'masters/options.php';
require_once 'masters/auditing.php';
function getAuthenticationTable() {
return 'user_account';
}
function getSessionTable() {
return 'user_session';
}
function getSessionLength() {
return 15*60*1000; // 15 minutes
}
function getCookieSession() {
return new Zend_Session_Namespace('Ma
}
<?php
require_once 'masters/options.php';
require_once 'masters/auditing.php';
function getAuthenticationTable() {
return 'user_account';
}
function getSessionTable() {
return 'user_session';
}
function getSessionLength() {
return 15*60*1000; // 15 minutes
}
function getCookieSession() {
return new Zend_Session_Namespace('Ma
}
This article explains it all:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/A_2391-PHP-login-logout-and-easy-access-control.html
The not-so-subtle difference between a PHP session and a "remember me" cookie is that the cookie can persist beyond the current session. PHP garbage collection will cause the session to be lost after 24 minutes of inactivity (where activity is defined by an HTTP request). And the PHP session cookie will be lost when the browser is closed. Thus a persistent cookie is needed to connect the client to the existing profile on the server.
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/A_2391-PHP-login-logout-and-easy-access-control.html
The not-so-subtle difference between a PHP session and a "remember me" cookie is that the cookie can persist beyond the current session. PHP garbage collection will cause the session to be lost after 24 minutes of inactivity (where activity is defined by an HTTP request). And the PHP session cookie will be lost when the browser is closed. Thus a persistent cookie is needed to connect the client to the existing profile on the server.
Great post and explanation; the remember me function is line 57 to 123?
// DEFINE THE "REMEMBER ME" COOKIE FUNCTION
function remember_me($uuk)
{
// CONSTRUCT A "REMEMBER ME" COOKIE WITH THE UNIQUE USER KEY
$cookie_name = 'uuk';
$cookie_value = $uuk;
$cookie_expires = time() + date('Z') + REMEMBER;
$cookie_path = '/';
$cookie_domain = NULL;
$cookie_secure = FALSE;
$cookie_http = TRUE; // HIDE COOKIE FROM JAVASCRIPT (PHP 5.2+)
// SEE http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.setcookie.php
setcookie
( $cookie_name
, $cookie_value
, $cookie_expires
, $cookie_path
, $cookie_domain
, $cookie_secure
, $cookie_http
)
;
}
// DETERMINE IF THE CLIENT IS ALREADY LOGGED IN BECAUSE OF THE SESSION ARRAY
if (!isset($_SESSION["uid"]))
{
// DETERMINE IF THE CLIENT IS ALREADY LOGGED IN BECAUSE OF "REMEMBER ME" FEATURE
if (isset($_COOKIE["uuk"]))
{
$uuk = mysql_real_escape_string($
$sql = "SELECT uid FROM EE_userTable WHERE uuk = '$uuk' LIMIT 1";
$res = mysql_query($sql);
// IF THE QUERY SUCCEEDED
if ($res)
{
// THERE SHOULD BE ONE ROW
$num = mysql_num_rows($res);
if ($num)
{
// RETRIEVE THE ROW FROM THE QUERY RESULTS SET
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($res);
// STORE THE USER-ID IN THE SESSION ARRAY
$_SESSION["uid"] = $row["uid"];
// EXTEND THE "REMEMBER ME" COOKIE
remember_me($uuk);
}
}
}
}
// DEFINE THE "REMEMBER ME" COOKIE FUNCTION
function remember_me($uuk)
{
// CONSTRUCT A "REMEMBER ME" COOKIE WITH THE UNIQUE USER KEY
$cookie_name = 'uuk';
$cookie_value = $uuk;
$cookie_expires = time() + date('Z') + REMEMBER;
$cookie_path = '/';
$cookie_domain = NULL;
$cookie_secure = FALSE;
$cookie_http = TRUE; // HIDE COOKIE FROM JAVASCRIPT (PHP 5.2+)
// SEE http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.setcookie.php
setcookie
( $cookie_name
, $cookie_value
, $cookie_expires
, $cookie_path
, $cookie_domain
, $cookie_secure
, $cookie_http
)
;
}
// DETERMINE IF THE CLIENT IS ALREADY LOGGED IN BECAUSE OF THE SESSION ARRAY
if (!isset($_SESSION["uid"]))
{
// DETERMINE IF THE CLIENT IS ALREADY LOGGED IN BECAUSE OF "REMEMBER ME" FEATURE
if (isset($_COOKIE["uuk"]))
{
$uuk = mysql_real_escape_string($
$sql = "SELECT uid FROM EE_userTable WHERE uuk = '$uuk' LIMIT 1";
$res = mysql_query($sql);
// IF THE QUERY SUCCEEDED
if ($res)
{
// THERE SHOULD BE ONE ROW
$num = mysql_num_rows($res);
if ($num)
{
// RETRIEVE THE ROW FROM THE QUERY RESULTS SET
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($res);
// STORE THE USER-ID IN THE SESSION ARRAY
$_SESSION["uid"] = $row["uid"];
// EXTEND THE "REMEMBER ME" COOKIE
remember_me($uuk);
}
}
}
}
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