Help for developer n00b

[PokerGuy]

I'm brand new to web development and I'm starting very small: trying to build a basic set of pages using php and mysql. I'd like to just have a basic user management system (adding users, deleting users etc). In addition, I'd like to learn to use sessions to allow a user to access pages only if logged in etc.

Is there a user management system (nothing fancy) out there that I could easily install and play with to learn?

 

[Cogman]

hmm, a pre-packaged user management system. Give this a look http://www.hotscripts.com/category/php/scripts-programs/user-management/

Though honestly, usually we like to implement our own systems as we have special needs and requirements to fulfill.

Don't forget to look through the W3 schools website. http://www.w3schools.com/

 

[PokerGuy]

Thanks Cogman, I'm looking through that list of scripts/packages now. I've actually done a lot of reading on W3schools tutorials already, but that's all theoretical knowledge, now I want to try it out in the real world.

I don't think what I'm trying to do is very hard, but it should be a good learning experience. Do most people really build their own user management system? I would think that's something pretty standard that someone would have build a module that sites would use.

 

[Cogman]

Thanks Cogman, I'm looking through that list of scripts/packages now. I've actually done a lot of reading on W3schools tutorials already, but that's all theoretical knowledge, now I want to try it out in the real world.

I don't think what I'm trying to do is very hard, but it should be a good learning experience. Do most people really build their own user management system? I would think that's something pretty standard that someone would have build a module that sites would use.

There are some standard UM systems. However, to be standard they usually include every feature under the sun. The reason people do custom UMs is because they generally have very specific requirements or simple requirements like "We just need your Username and password"

 

[PokerGuy]

There are some standard UM systems. However, to be standard they usually include every feature under the sun. The reason people do custom UMs is because they generally have very specific requirements or simple requirements like "We just need your Username and password"

I'm kind of in the second boat, I just want to do basic username / password stuff, and using sessions to control access to pages. I guess things like registration, user information maintenance and that kind of stuff quickly come into the picture. I'm surprised at how little is out there, I guess everyone really does build their own.

Thanks for the info though, I'm going to check out some of the scripts.