password protecting web sites

[davidross2020]

sorry if this is off subject but i don't know where to turn for info.

i want to set up a "VIP" area on my website.

users must be able to choose their own username and password.

there must be email confirmation and the ability to change their info at any time.

i wanted a PHP script using MYSQL

any suggestions??????

[acme.mail.order]

You have exactly the right idea. PHP/mySQL will do this kind of stuff easily. There's probably a dozen different ways to do it (at least) depending on how secure you want it to be and wether you want to authenticate through a form (more work for you) or htaccess (more secure).

Check the PHP website for all the gory details.

[atari900]

For pre-made scripts you can could check out php.resourceindex.com and hotscripts.com both of which have a handful of already made 'appliations' that you can just drop into an existing web site.

Good luck. If you have any other questions I can try and help out. However I've never used any of those pre-made scripts for authentication before.