Coldfusion Login System

Hi

I am looking into developing a login system for a coldfusion site that uses a session variable to determine whether or not the user is logged in.

With the way i am doing it i am finding it hard as a novice to understand.

My setup is that the form for the username and password is created in a .txt file which is then included and displayed on all pages allowing the user to log in from wherever they are.

Can anyone give me a guide and some code which may help me learn how to do this.

Thanks

tech_dude

 

Do a search for cflogin.

 

Are you using CFMX7? If so you can start here,


Heres a list of what you will need,

Application.cfc file,
Login Form,
Registration form,
Database table to hold registered users information.

Start with building an application.cfc file first.

Here is a llink to a search on application.cfc so you can familurize yourself with what it is and how it works.

http://www.unitedlocalbands.com/ser...000000;GFNT:0000FF;GIMP:0000FF;FORID:11&hl=en


Here is what an example of what a simple application.cfc file looks like, you may use this one to get started

<!---Initialize Application Component--->

<cfcomponent output="no"> 
         <cfset this.name="[COLOR="Red"]PICK A NAME FOR YOUR APPLICATION[/COLOR]">
         <cfset this.clientmanagement="no"> 
[COLOR="red"]Sessionmanagement must be set to "yes" to use session variables![/COLOR]
         <cfset this.sessionmanagement="yes">
         <cfset this.sessiontimeout=CreateTimeSpan(0,0,10,0)>
          
	
  <!---Code in this section will run when the application starts--->
    <cffunction name="onApplicationStart"> 
    
        
        
        
	</cffunction>
    
	
    <!---Code here will run when a session starts --->
    <cffunction name="OnSessionStart" returntype="void">
    
    
    
    
    </cffunction>
    

    <!---Code here will run when a request happens--->
 <cffunction name="OnRequestStart">
	 	<cfargument type="String" name="targetPage" required="true"/>	
		
         
  
        <cfreturn true>
</cffunction>	   
     
     
     <!---Code here runs when a session ends--->
     <cffunction name="onSessionEnd">
  	<cfargument name="sessionScope" type="struct" required="true">
    <cfargument name="appScope" type="struct" required="false">
    
    
    
    
</cffunction>


<!---Code here will run when the request ends--->
<cffunction name="onRequestEnd" returnType="void">
   <cfargument type="String" name="targetPage" required=true/>
   
   
   
</cffunction>
</cfcomponent>  

Code (markup):

 

Unitedlocalbands will get you up and running on this - or, you could also search this forum for your question. We've discussed this type of a setup before, and it may be of use to check out. Plus, you'll uncover some other additional features.

 

If you haven't solved the problem yet, here's a Dreamweaver extension that will create the log in and admin sections in coldfusion.