Thread: How do I get a "Welcome XXXX" message after someone logs in?

Hi there,

I'm creating a Private Gallery for our website and have successfully implemented NBOP's PHP code from 2006. (http://www.vodahost.com/vodatalk/blu...ple-users.html). Love it!

However, I would like to have a "Welcome, XXXX" message appear on the index page after the viewer has successfully logged in. I have no problem getting it to post the Username but how do I get the person's real name to appear? I tried creating a third array with various names, but I don't know how to make the PHP on the index page link to the real name array.

Thanks!!!!

Add the text:

Welcome '.$name.'

in your page (which MUST be .php)

Right click it, select HTML and add the following codes:

In the Before Tag:

<?php echo '


In the After tag:

';?>




Then add in Start of Page, this code

<?php
session_start();
if($_SESSION['username'] == ""){
$name = "guest";
}
else {
$name = $_SESSION['username'];
}
?>

Thanks, Navaldesign....

It almost works.....

This is the PHP code on login2.php:

<?php
$usernames = array("user1", "user2", "user3", "superman");
$passwords = array("pass1", "pass2", "pass3", "supermans password");
$names = array("Paul", "Bob", "John", "Neil"); // I added this to match the names with the login information
$page = "index.php";



for($i=0;$i<count($usernames);$i++){
$logindata[$usernames[$i]]=$passwords[$i];
}
if($logindata[$_POST["username"]]==$_POST["password"]){
session_start();
$_SESSION["username"]=$_POST["username"];
header('Location: '.$page);
exit;
}else{
header('Location: login.php?wrong=1');
exit;
}
?>


On the page I want the welcome "person name" to show up on, I've inserted at your instruction:

<?php require("login3.php"); ?>
<?php session_start();
if($_SESSION['username'] == ""){
$name = "guest";
}
else {
$name = $_SESSION['username'];
}
?>

in lines 1 - 9 of the document, and

Welcome, <?php echo'.$name.'; ?>

in the part of the table I want the welcome message to appear.

What I get though, is "Welcome, .$Name." instead of the person's name from the array declared on login2.php

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance.....

First, please note that $name and $Name are NOT the same thing.

Second, I need to see the page that contains the message. A link pls ?
However from the type of error, you have probably NOT added the codes I posted in the Before and After tags of the text.

If the text is within a table, then probably BV converts the tags to the equivalent HTML tags.

Please try placing the text self standing (not within a table) and test. If it works, the problem is the fact that you have used it within a table. In that case you will need to modify the code.

But why aren't you using the BV built in Login script ?

This is the login page - it works perfectly!



The usernames and passwords are stored in:

, which is as follows:

<?php
$usernames = array("user1", "user2", "user3", "superman");
$passwords = array("pass1", "pass2", "pass3", "supermans password");
$names = array("Paul", "Bob", "John", "Neil"); // this is the array with the peoples' real names
$page = "index.php";



for($i=0;$i<count($usernames);$i++){
$logindata[$usernames[$i]]=$passwords[$i];
}
if($logindata[$_POST["username"]]==$_POST["password"]){
session_start();
$_SESSION["username"]=$_POST["username"];
header('Location: '.$page);
exit;
}else{
header('Location: login.php?wrong=1');
exit;
}
?>

After login you go to:



where you can see the welcome message

The pages are:

http://www.*****nscottgallery.com/PRIVATE/login.php

http://www.*****nscottgallery.com/PRIVATE/login2.php which is where the arrays are

and

http://www.*****nscottgallery.com/PRIVATE/index.php

I'm not a BV user so......