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I would like to make a login form that submits and email address and password. A PHP script then takes the email and password using $post on those named fields and checks the email and password exist in a mySQL database already created with the emails password etc in them. Is this possible?
When I look at all the files that are produced with this it seems so cumbersome to say the least and confusing as to what is going on. I note there is an html form produced that has those variables but not sure what else you need. Simply all i want is the form the way it looks without all the excess baggage that goes with it as I have my own script. Is this possible? Or as I suspect would it be easier to create my own form?
Tony
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If you have your own script then you must have an existing login form. Use the form builder to create a great looking login and then incorporate the existing script into the form.
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Eric Rohloff wrote:
If you have your own script then you must have an existing login form. Use the form builder to create a great looking login and then incorporate the existing script into the form.



Yes I have an existing log in form and script. However the builder lets me add a nice logo etc so I'm happy to use Web builder. I am getting a bit hung up with all the code that comes with the form. What bits to use and how this will affect what i do. I see the two variable I'm looking for in the html document. But boy the rest of the code is daunting
Tony
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The only code you will want to use is the code in and including the <form></form> tags on the formname.html.
You never want to rely on javascript validation on a login form.
Then you need the css files.
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="theme/default/css/default.css"
id="theme" />
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It's easy to overlook something you're not looking for.

This is a site I built for my work.(RSD)
http://esmansgreenhouse.com
This is a site I built for use in my job.(HTML Editor)
https://pestlogbook.com
This is my personal site used for testing and as an easy way to share photos.(RLM imported to RSD)
https://ericrohloff.com
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Thanks Eric. Will give it a go. If I get lost it is due to inexperience as well as stupidity!
Tony
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Tony I want to do something like this. Can you share what you ended up doing?

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