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Authentication Code

If you are here for the authentication code, contact us - it is $50 and we will send you a link to our payment page or you can send PayPal..we will provide both upon contact. We will be posting a portion of the code here so you understand what you are getting.

For now here are just a few of the features:

• Session based authentication
• MySql backend
• Customizable header and footer to site integration
• Customizable stylesheet
• Configuration file to detail which pages require authentication
• User change password ability (once logged in)
• Admin login to add/edit/delete users
• MD5 hashed passwords
• Browser title bar shows user information (customizable)
• ...more!

Exactly what can this mean for your website - everything!

This small piece of code isn't very small at all. There are a number of components that make up this very easy to install code. It has been commented to add understanding to how the code can be configured to meet your exact needs, no matter how you expect it to scale. In essence, it could be the basis for any application you can think of when customization is what you desire.

Basically we have written an authentication system with an application foundation in mind. When implementing we suggest using email addresses as usernames. This provides a basis that makes building an application very simple. This allows for users to have a unique username without guessing availability. This allows for automation, for instance when sending notifications to users.

To take that next step, you can easily add any table to your database with one field being username. Now any data can be assigned to an authenticated user. Start to imagine how easy it is now to control what users can see or how you can customize their experience, depending on what you need.

The best thing of all, is that we take care of that too. With session based authentication, we are verifying and displaying the currently logged in user. Therefore, in each page we are already setting the variable you need to pull data from your database based on that username. As a simple example, let's say you wish to allow your users to specify the background color of their individual homepage. Well we have authenticated them and have set the variable $user to their username. Now you can use a server side programming language such as php to dynamically create a query (select color from database where username = '$user') and set the background = $color.

The possibilities are endless and for only $50. We provide full documentation detailing each file that is included. The level of detail includes the use of the file and which lines, if any can or should be modified. In short, you get more than what you paid for. Once you are registered you are entitled to all future updates.

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