Custom pages depending on password

Thanks David, this is very helpful and give me a direction to work on.

ryonker wrote:
> how can I redirect them to a specific section based
> on their access level? For instance, admins would only go to the admin section,
> client 1 would only go the client one section and client 2 would only go to the
> client 2 section. I hope that I am making sense.

The built-in Dreamweaver Log In User server behavior doesn't have the
option the direct users to specific pages, although you can use the
technique I outlined earlier in this thread for Andy-K to direct
individuals to their own page or folder by using $_SESSION[MM_Username].

The Log In User server behavior creates two session variables:
$_SESSION['MM_Username'] (the username) and $_SESSION['MM_UserGroup']
(the access level). It's up to you to use PHP logic to control what is
displayed on the page displayed after login. In simple terms:

if ($_SESSION['MM_UserGroup'] == 'admin') {
// show admin menu
}
else {
// show non-admin menu
}

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I actually have a similar problem where the user will log in and based on their level in the user DB they should be directed to a specific page for their level. I have a mySQL DB with a users table and an access level field. When the user logs in their username, password and access level are validated with the users table. My question is how can I redirect them to a specific section based on their access level? For instance, admins would only go to the admin section, client 1 would only go the client one section and client 2 would only go to the client 2 section. I hope that I am making sense.

I've got another question regarding this. It seems that whenever I log in for the first time I get an error that says the page cannot be found, however when I go back and log in again it works flawlessly, this is happening on both firefox and ie.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Thanks for all your time.

you were right, I removed the quotes and it fixed it, and there was also some code missing for a random image script that I have on there.

Thanks again

Andy-K wrote:
> this is the actual error i get
>
> Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting
> T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in
> /home/danausel/public_html/pages/clients3.php on line 47

That's caused by putting quotes around MM_Username.

> i tried putting in ../clients/$_SESSION[MM_Username]/index.php

That should work. It sounds as though there is something else wrong with
the code. Which version of Dreamweaver are you using? There's a bug in
the Log In User server behavior in MX 2004. If you're using MX 2004, see
this thread in the friends of ED forum:

http://friendsofed.infopop.net/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=989094322&f=8033053165&m=324102421

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David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

this is the actual error i get

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/danausel/public_html/pages/clients3.php on line 47

i tried putting in ../clients/$_SESSION[MM_Username]/index.php

and also $_SESSION['MM_Username']

and using echo as well but nothing seemed to work

thanks for any further advice you may give me

Andy-K wrote:
> i got another question, i tried putting the session variable into the "if login
> succeeds, go to" but i keep getting errors and it doesn't seem to work,

It's virtually impossible to answer such a vague question. What do the
error messages say? Try to describe what happens when it doesn't work.

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David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
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i got another question, i tried putting the session variable into the "if login succeeds, go to" but i keep getting errors and it doesn't seem to work, is there a special way that i need to put them in?

thanks

thanks for all your help, I'll make sure to check those books out

Thanks again, have to go try it out now :)