A complex menu

[riddhi]

I want to define a menu for Admin,retailer and user such that Admin has rights to enable/disable menus of Retailer/User while Retailer have rights to do the same for user...and so on. Is it possible to do so with XML/Database approach.

[adam291086]

Yes. You could set up a database that stores the users information. In here you could store an account type. Once the login is sucessful your users will be directed to a page dependsing on their account type. This is a very simple method but will give you an idea. Google php authentication and there are hundreds of tutorials

[riddhi]

yes the role management part of the database is clear to me....I can easily implement it. But the main complexity lies in the enabling/disabling menu option of the lower graded user.... :'(. Can it be done using intermediate XML file ??? from which menu to be constructed? in google please give the relevant link which may be of help to me.

[adam291086]

well if you set up lets say an account type you can have an if statment

 

for example

if(account == 'admin')
{
echo "have a link to take them to a menu deletion page";
echo "all admin stuff";
}
elseif (account =='little user'
{
echo "edit page"
}

[riddhi]

Thank you adam291086  for the constant help. but the point is that How to code the page of say admin/retailer to modify the menu options accordingly? there I think we need a xml file where we can save the changes and create the menu dynamically of the less powerful user.

 

[adam291086]

Well store all the menu links in a database. Then you can add, edit and delete them via mysql and php.

[riddhi]

Is it possible to do it with the help of XML file as it will be a light weight one. Come one !!!! Some one please help....