I'm very lost as to what's going wrong. Everything else that I've found in this place seems to have been fine, but it says it has a syntax error at the lines (in both login.php and register.php) where there is die ( "So on and so forth here" )

... I don't understand why it's having a problem. ;_;

With the password field. Change the type to varchar(25)

As for requesting passwords.

Yes. It can be done.
Ask the user to enter their email address.
select password from your_db where email_address = 'their_address'
Use the mail() function to send the password to the email address.

SQL:
SELECT
dbusers.password
FROM
dbusers
WHERE
(dbusers.email = 'pforgot')

'pforgot' is any name you've given to the form text input. Will write up a full script as soon as i get time. It's monday morning.. Things are a little hectic.

For that work you should know the server side scripting language such as ASP.

Simple PHP login:

Create a database (mysqladmin)

Name the table "dbUsers." It will need 4 fields:

Name Type Addition
id int(10) Primary Key, AUTO_INCREMENT
username varchar(16) Unique
password char(16)
email varchar(25)


Create a new file and name it dbConfig.php This will file will connect to the database

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<?
// Replace the variable values below
// with your specific database information.
$host = "localhost";
$user = "UserName";
$pass = "Password";
$db   = "dbName";
 
// This part sets up the connection to the 
// database (so you don't need to reopen the connection
// again on the same page).
$ms = mysql_pconnect($host, $user, $pass);
if ( !$ms )
{
echo "Error connecting to database.\n";
}
 
// Then you need to make sure the database you want
// is selected.
mysql_select_db($db);
?> 

<? // Replace the variable values below // with your specific database information. $host = "localhost"; $user = "UserName"; $pass = "Password"; $db = "dbName"; // This part sets up the connection to the // database (so you don't need to reopen the connection // again on the same page). $ms = mysql_pconnect($host, $user, $pass); if ( !$ms ) { echo "Error connecting to database.\n"; } // Then you need to make sure the database you want // is selected. mysql_select_db($db); ?>

Registration name this file "register.php"

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<?php
 
// dbConfig.php is a file that contains your
// database connection information. This
// tutorial assumes a connection is made from
// this existing file.
include ("dbConfig.php");
 
 
//Input vaildation and the dbase code
if ( $_GET["op"] == "reg" )
 {
 $bInputFlag = false;
 foreach ( $_POST as $field )
  {
  if ($field == "")
   {
   $bInputFlag = false;
   }
  else
   {
   $bInputFlag = true;
   }
  }
 // If we had problems with the input, exit with error
 if ($bInputFlag == false)
  {
  die( "Problem with your registration info. "
   ."Please go back and try again.");
  }
 
 // Fields are clear, add user to database
 //  Setup query
 $q = "INSERT INTO `dbUsers` (`username`,`password`,`email`) "
  ."VALUES ('".$_POST["username"]."', "
  ."PASSWORD('".$_POST["password"]."'), "
  ."'".$_POST["email"]."')";
 //  Run query
 $r = mysql_query($q);
 
 // Make sure query inserted user successfully
 if ( !mysql_insert_id() )
  {
  die("Error: User not added to database.");
  }
 else
  {
  // Redirect to thank you page.
  Header("Location: register.php?op=thanks");
  }
 } // end if
 
 
//The thank you page
elseif ( $_GET["op"] == "thanks" )
 {
 echo "<h2> Thanks for registering!</h2> ";
 }
 
//The web form for input ability
else
 {
 echo "<form action=\"?op=reg\" method=\"POST\"> \n";
 echo "Username: <input name=\"username\" MAXLENGTH=\"16\"> <br /> \n";
 echo "Password: <input type=\"password\" name=\"password\" MAXLENGTH=\"16\"> <br /> \n";
 echo "Email Address: <input name=\"email\" MAXLENGTH=\"25\"> <br /> \n";
 echo "<input type=\"submit\"> \n";
 echo "</form> \n";
 }
// EOF
?>

<?php // dbConfig.php is a file that contains your // database connection information. This // tutorial assumes a connection is made from // this existing file. include ("dbConfig.php"); //Input vaildation and the dbase code if ( $_GET["op"] == "reg" ) { $bInputFlag = false; foreach ( $_POST as $field ) { if ($field == "") { $bInputFlag = false; } else { $bInputFlag = true; } } // If we had problems with the input, exit with error if ($bInputFlag == false) { die( "Problem with your registration info. " ."Please go back and try again."); } // Fields are clear, add user to database // Setup query $q = "INSERT INTO `dbUsers` (`username`,`password`,`email`) " ."VALUES ('".$_POST["username"]."', " ."PASSWORD('".$_POST["password"]."'), " ."'".$_POST["email"]."')"; // Run query $r = mysql_query($q); // Make sure query inserted user successfully if ( !mysql_insert_id() ) { die("Error: User not added to database."); } else { // Redirect to thank you page. Header("Location: register.php?op=thanks"); } } // end if //The thank you page elseif ( $_GET["op"] == "thanks" ) { echo "<h2>Thanks for registering!</h2>"; } //The web form for input ability else { echo "<form action=\"?op=reg\" method=\"POST\">\n"; echo "Username: <input name=\"username\" MAXLENGTH=\"16\"><br />\n"; echo "Password: <input type=\"password\" name=\"password\" MAXLENGTH=\"16\"><br />\n"; echo "Email Address: <input name=\"email\" MAXLENGTH=\"25\"><br />\n"; echo "<input type=\"submit\">\n"; echo "</form>\n"; } // EOF ?>

Login name this file "login.php"

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<?php
session_start();
// dBase file
include "dbConfig.php";
 
if ($_GET["op"] == "login")
 {
 if (!$_POST["username"] || !$_POST["password"])
  {
  die("You need to provide a username and password.");
  }
 
 // Create query
 $q = "SELECT * FROM `dbUsers` "
  ."WHERE `username`='".$_POST["username"]."' "
  ."AND `password`=PASSWORD('".$_POST["password"]."') "
  ."LIMIT 1";
 // Run query
 $r = mysql_query($q);
 
 if ( $obj = @mysql_fetch_object($r) )
  {
  // Login good, create session variables
  $_SESSION["valid_id"] = $obj->id;
  $_SESSION["valid_user"] = $_POST["username"];
  $_SESSION["valid_time"] = time();
 
  // Redirect to member page
  Header("Location: members.php");
  }
 else
  {
  // Login not successful
  die("Sorry, could not log you in. Wrong login information.");
  }
 }
else
 {
//If all went right the Web form appears and users can log in
 echo "<form action=\"?op=login\" method=\"POST\">";
 echo "Username: <input name=\"username\" size=\"15\"><br />";
 echo "Password: <input type=\"password\" name=\"password\" size=\"8\"><br />";
 echo "<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Login\">";
 echo "</form>";
 }
?>

<?php session_start(); // dBase file include "dbConfig.php"; if ($_GET["op"] == "login") { if (!$_POST["username"] || !$_POST["password"]) { die("You need to provide a username and password."); } // Create query $q = "SELECT * FROM `dbUsers` " ."WHERE `username`='".$_POST["username"]."' " ."AND `password`=PASSWORD('".$_POST["password"]."') " ."LIMIT 1"; // Run query $r = mysql_query($q); if ( $obj = @mysql_fetch_object($r) ) { // Login good, create session variables $_SESSION["valid_id"] = $obj->id; $_SESSION["valid_user"] = $_POST["username"]; $_SESSION["valid_time"] = time(); // Redirect to member page Header("Location: members.php"); } else { // Login not successful die("Sorry, could not log you in. Wrong login information."); } } else { //If all went right the Web form appears and users can log in echo "<form action=\"?op=login\" method=\"POST\">"; echo "Username: <input name=\"username\" size=\"15\"><br />"; echo "Password: <input type=\"password\" name=\"password\" size=\"8\"><br />"; echo "<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Login\">"; echo "</form>"; } ?>

Members Area name this file "members.php", and include on pages that are only for registered users

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?php
session_start();
 
if (!$_SESSION["valid_user"])
{
// User not logged in, redirect to login page
Header("Location: login.php");
}
 
// Member only content
// ...
// ...
// ...
 
// Display Member information
echo "<p>User ID: " . $_SESSION["valid_id"];
echo "<p>Username: " . $_SESSION["valid_user"];
echo "<p>Logged in: " . date("m/d/Y", $_SESSION["valid_time"]);
 
// Display logout link
echo "<p><a href=\"logout.php\">Click here to logout!</a></p>";
?>

?php session_start(); if (!$_SESSION["valid_user"]) { // User not logged in, redirect to login page Header("Location: login.php"); } // Member only content // ... // ... // ... // Display Member information echo "<p>User ID: " . $_SESSION["valid_id"]; echo "<p>Username: " . $_SESSION["valid_user"]; echo "<p>Logged in: " . date("m/d/Y", $_SESSION["valid_time"]); // Display logout link echo "<p><a href=\"logout.php\">Click here to logout!</a></p>"; ?>

logout name this file "logout.php"

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<?php
session_start();
session_unset();
 
session_destroy();
// Logged out, return home.
Header("Location: index.php");
?>

<?php session_start(); session_unset(); session_destroy(); // Logged out, return home. Header("Location: index.php"); ?>

There you go... need more help or confused, just ask.

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Thanks
macneato

Try the following,
1. Since you want the 'username' to be numbers, then your data type should be numeric or integers too, just like the id column.
in the Simple PHP login:

Create a database (mysqladmin)

Name the table "dbUsers." It will need 4 fields:

Name Type Addition
id int(10) Primary Key, AUTO_INCREMENT
username int(10) Unique
password char(16)
email varchar(25)

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That's it, actually. Although I have to wonder why you're not using the 'id' column to identify the users instead if you're going to use numbers anyway.