How do I authenticate a user in PHP / MySQL?

Question

So recently I learned how to properly add a username and password to a database. My database is usersys, and the table storing user information is called userdb. The table h

Answer 1

I would also think about not storing passwords in your database. One way hashes with MD5 or SHA1 are a way of adding a layer of security at the db level.

See http://php.net/md5 or http://php.net/sha1 for further information.