PHP Login - redirect to user profile *Help Please*

[ryanwood4]

Hiya,

 

I am trying to redirect users when they login to their own custom profile page.

I am guessing I need to change the link when users login, but I am not sure what to change it too, for it to work.

 

The current link is 'members.php' - however this is a general page.

 

The database records a unique 'ID' for each user, so I guess this is something that is included.

 

My code is

<?php 
// Connects to your Database 
mysql_connect("localhost", "private", "private") or die(mysql_error()); 
mysql_select_db("private") or die(mysql_error()); 

//Checks if there is a login cookie
if(isset($_COOKIE['ID_my_site']))

//if there is, it logs you in and directes you to the members page
{ 
$email = $_COOKIE['ID_my_site']; 
$password = $_COOKIE['Key_my_site'];
$check = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = '$email'")or die(mysql_error());
while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $check )) 
{
if ($password != $info['password']) 
{
}
else
{
header("Location:members.php");

}
}
}


//if the login form is submitted
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) { // if form has been submitted

// makes sure they filled it in
if(!$_POST['email'] | !$_POST['password']) {
die('You did not fill in a required field.');
}
// checks it against the database

if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
$_POST['email'] = addslashes($_POST['email']);
}
$check = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = '".$_POST['email']."'")or die(mysql_error());

//Gives error if user dosen't exist
$check2 = mysql_num_rows($check);
if ($check2 == 0) {
die('That user does not exist in our database. <a href=www.rawtees.co.uk/loginpage.php>Click Here to Register</a>');
}
while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $check )) 
{
$_POST['password'] = stripslashes($_POST['password']);
$info['password'] = stripslashes($info['password']);

//gives error if the password is wrong
if ($_POST['password'] != $info['password']) {
die('Incorrect password, please try again.');
}
else 
{ 

// if login is ok then we add a cookie
$_POST['email'] = stripslashes($_POST['email']); 
$hour = time() + 3600; 
setcookie(ID_my_site, $_POST['email'], $hour); 
setcookie(Key_my_site, $_POST['password'], $hour);	

//then redirect them to the members area 
header("Location:members.php"); 
} 
} 
} 
else 
{	

?> 

[runnerjp]

ok hows ur profile page look.. if its www.site.com/profile and there profile then just get there profile name from the db and in the url do something like www.site.com/$username

[ryanwood4]

I'd like it to redirect to a URL ending with the persons nickname - which they chose when they registered.

 

So would it simply be www.rawtees.co.uk/$nickName.php

 

?

[runnerjp]

ah ok so i take it u havent got it so u just typoe www.rawtrees.co.uk/ryan

 

[ryanwood4]

ah ok so i take it u havent got it so u just typoe www.rawtrees.co.uk/ryan

 

I don't get this, that won't help at all!

 

I want users to redirect to their OWN page, a custom page for every single person.

[premiso]

You want to take a look into .htaccess and mod_rewrite.

[laffin]

Then question becomes how are you saving their profiles?

 

either file or db based.

if u store their pages/profiles in a db, than its just a simple matter of formatting the page

if u have a file based system (either filebased username.html or folderbased username/index.html), u can simply include the file from the profile page.

 

but u should have a system, to validate the pages. Safe javascript, no php scripts, etc, or use a custom markup language. otherwise ya will get a few users who will attempt to use em in a bad way.

 

 

[ryanwood4]

Ok, more details:

 

If user A logs in I want them to be directed to www.sitename.co.uk/userA.php

If user B logs in I want them to be directed to www.sitename.co.uk/userB.php

 

All profile information and user info is stored in a database.

 

Is there not a simple way of re-directing users to different pages from the login?

 

If not, thanks for the help, and do you know of any other ways?

[laffin]

<?php
// replace with login/username validation
  $user='joe';

if(empty($user)) $userpage='login.php';
else $userpage="User-$user.php";

header( 'Location: http://www.yoursite.com/'.$userpage ) ;
?>

 

simple redirection.