How to display the 3 link menu after a user logs in?

Please assist me:

On the login.php page, we need to verify the username and password the user enters with the combo stored in the SQL database, correct? If the combo matches, a 3 link menu needs to be displayed as described in the TUT letter. I need some guidance/pointers on how to instruct PHP to display that menu after establishing a link with the DB (after the user enters the correct username/password and clicks the submit button)?

Is it a totally new page i.e. do I need to write a menu.php page or is it all on the login.php page?

Many thanks.

If the login in is successful then it directs the user to a new page.Just design that page menu with html,thats that.

Mariuspienaar Wrote:
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> If the login in is successful then it directs the
> user to a new page.Just design that page menu with
> html,thats that.

Ah, I see. Thanks. It needs to verify the username and password entered with the database before linking to the menu, correct?

Yes,only the 'manager can see that', which means you must be logged in

Ok. I'll try to code it as simply as possible and if anything goes wrong I'll report back here...

Remember a session must be maintained to avoid ppl to jump loin page eg

session_start();
if (!isset($_SESSION["manager"])) {
header("location: login.php";
exit();
}

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38820501 Wrote:
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> Remember a session must be maintained to avoid ppl
> to jump loin page eg
>
> session_start();
> if (!isset($_SESSION["manager"])) {
> header("location: login.php";
> exit();
> }

Thanks for the input man. Does this code only need to be included in the login.php page or on every subsequent page thereafter?

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