Cookie or Session? don't know exactly :)

[Fsoft]

Hello,

 

Well, i need little help I made a small contacting us system, all is done, reading, writing, moderation. But for moderation I need help I mean I don't have any experiance with Cookie or Session. And I don't know, what I have to use

 

But I would try to explain. There is a file called moderation.php and when it hits the page, It uses an if() statement and when it's not true, it gives a Small Form with a box called Password. So please have a look on this code thanks

 

<?php
$pass = $_POST["password"];
$form = "<form method=\"post\" action=\"moderation.php\">
<p align=\"center\"> Password <input name=\"password\" type=\"text\" size=\"5\"></p>
<p align=\"center\"> <input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"submit\">
</form>";


if($pass = my_password)
{

//does all moderation task.............

}
else
{
echo $form;
}
?>

 

Well, But What I need is when ever in moderation it require to valid the password, It automatically takes the cookie from my Browser memory and do the task, and if the cookie is not available, it will just show the $form and when the password is inserted, it will insert the cookie and continue script work.

 

Well, Why do i need this? Well. Before my moderation was only used to read the users query for contact, but now I have a new thing, Deleting the queries as well, And When I try to delete it asks for validating password, again and again and can't continue.

 

Thanks  alot dear, your help would be very helpful for me. Badly waiting for answer

 

FAISAL!

[MadTechie]

heres a little untested example

 

hope it helps

 

<?php
session_start(); //need this at the start

$pass = $_POST["password"];
$form = "<form method=\"post\" action=\"moderation.php\">
<p align=\"center\"> Password <input name=\"password\" type=\"text\" size=\"5\"></p>
<p align=\"center\"> <input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"submit\">
</form>";

if(isset($_GET['logoff']))
{
$_SESSION['Access'] == ""; //remove the admin value
session_destroy(); //kill the session
}

if($pass = "my_password")
{
$_SESSION['Access'] == "Admin"; //set value for use laster
}

if(isset($_SESSION['Access']) && $_SESSION['Access'] == "Admin")
{
echo "Welcome Admin!<br>";
echo "<a href='?logoff'>Logoff</a>";
}else{
echo "Welcome Guest";
}

?>
<a href="page2.php">page2.php</a>

 

 

<?php
session_start(); //need this at the start
//$_SESSION['Access'] is still valid from the other page
if(isset($_SESSION['Access']) && $_SESSION['Access'] == "Admin")
{
echo "Welcome Admin!";
}else{
echo "Welcome guest";
}

?>