here is my code
init.inc.php
<?php $core_path = dirname(__FILE__); if (empty($_GET['page']) || in_array("{$_GET['page']}.page.inc.php", scandir("{$core_path}/pages")) == false){ header('HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found'); header('Location: index.php?page=inbox'); die(); } session_start(); mysql_connect("localhost", "root", ""); mysql_select_db('msg_system'); include("{$core_path}/inc/user.inc.php"); if (isset($_POST['user_name'], $_POST['user_password'])){ if (($user_id = validate_crendenials($_POST['user_name'], $_POST['user_password'])) !== false){ $SESSION['user_id'] = $user_id; header('Location: index.php?page=inbox'); die(); } } if (empty($_SESSION['user_id']) && $_GET['page'] !== 'login'){ header('HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden'); header('Location: index.php?page=login'); die(); } $include_file = "{$core_path}/pages/{$_GET['page']}.page.inc.php"; ?>
And here is user.inc.php
<?php // checks a given username and password combination, returning the user's ID. function validate_crendenials($user_name, $user_password){ $user_name = mysql_real_escape_string($user_name); $user_password = sha1($user_password); $result = mysql_query("SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE user_name = '{$user_name}' AND user_password = '{$user_password}'"); if (mysql_num_rows($result) != 1){ return false; } return mysql_result($result, 0); } ?>