Understanding of the Login System

[dinotech]

I've been tasked with putting a custom login on one of our websites. I noticed that the login page is already preconfigured for 1)Login and 2)New Customers.

I've also noticed that when the login script is used in the Login Infobox, there is a SID number that is passed along with the action=process.

1)Is this SID unique to the installation of OscMax per store
2)Is it required to run the script with my form or can I omit it.

If there is any informaton other than the wiki which goes into greater depth of each of the modules in OscMax I would appreciate it.

I've been reading the wiki and manual and it has helped.

Thanks to ridexbuilder, pgmarshall, and michael for helping me understand where to get the information I need.

And thanks to ridex for the "freebies"

Dino

[jpf]

I've been tasked with putting a custom login on one of our websites. I noticed that the login page is already preconfigured for 1)Login and 2)New Customers.

I've also noticed that when the login script is used in the Login Infobox, there is a SID number that is passed along with the action=process.

1)Is this SID unique to the installation of OscMax per store
2)Is it required to run the script with my form or can I omit it.

If there is any informaton other than the wiki which goes into greater depth of each of the modules in OscMax I would appreciate it.

I've been reading the wiki and manual and it has helped.

Thanks to ridexbuilder, pgmarshall, and michael for helping me understand where to get the information I need.

And thanks to ridex for the "freebies"

Dino

SID is short for session identification - and is unique per user per visit. Without a SID the store would have no way to easily identify the person....or you can force people to used cookies.

If you omit it then if people ADD in there cart THEN login - they lose there session and after they have logged in they may get a new session and lose what they saved....


The login box is easy to add - just turn it on. To force login (before purchaseing or even viewing prices or your site - there are mod for that already.

[dinotech]

I understand the login box, but I'm looking to add a custom login where I have my own input boxes.

the action= would be

http://www.mystore.com/store/login.php?action=process

given the appropriate input boxes are properly labeled correct?

Thanks.

[jpf]

You can fairly easily add additional input boxes... Even add that to the DB if need be. But for a login box - I am not sure why you would add additional information for login - other than maybe "remember me" type of cookie setting...

[dinotech]

Okay, take a look at the custom login. It's a work in progress, but I think I've got the forum action.
http://www.happyhousepets.com

The login is an action=process

My own input boxes meanst that I have my own forum (my bad on stating that earlier) so it is essentially the same thing just configured differently. The code was already there, I just needed the form action to be correct.

Let me know if you see anything wrong with that setup.

Thanks again for your help.

[dinotech]

I found this in the BTS tutorial

<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_LOGIN, 'action=process', 'SSL'); ?>

If I place that in my action section of the form, it should process it with SSL correct?

I assume FILENAME_LOGIN is located in /includes/english/english.php?

Thanks everyone for putting up with my questions!

Dino