phpBB forum - separate login page?

[behedwin]

Hi

I am very new to PHP

Tho i have been running a phpBB forum for quite some time.

 

I have now a need to expand the forum and i want to create a separate login page to the forum.

 

Since i can not create my own code, i take what i find on the internet

 

This is what i have done so far

 

<form action="./forum/ucp.php?mode=login" method="post">
    <h3><a href="./forum/ucp.php?mode=login">Login</a>  •   <a href="./forum/ucp.php?mode=register">Register</a></h3>
    <fieldset>
        <label for="username">Username:</label> 
        <input type="text" name="username" id="username" size="10" title="Username" />
        <label for="password">Password:</label> 
        <input type="password" name="password" id="password" size="10" title="Password" />
        <input type="submit" name="login" value="Login" />
    </fieldset>
<label for="autologin">Log me on automatically each visit <input type="checkbox" name="autologin" id="autologin" /></label>
<input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="/index.html" />
</form>

 

It allows me to login to the forum on a new page i have done.

Tho it is not working as i want.

 

I want it to log me in to the forum, without rederetcting me to the "login confirm" page of phpbb forum.

And after im logged in i want the username/password fields to disapear since i am logged in.

 

I need help to understand how i can do this

 

Anyone?

[guinbRo]

Here, this page will give you information on how to work with phpbb sessions. 

 

http://www.phpbb.com/kb/article/phpbb3-sessions-integration/

 

This is what you will need to do.  Sessions will do everything you need to do, paired with a simple if/else statement you can choose whether or not to display a login form or a welcome back message.