Hi, im using CGI::Application too, but I don't know how to use sessions. I mean, this is the functionality i would like:

1. if a user is unregistered, he just stays at the index page till he presses the register link, which directs him to a register runmode. Then when he registers, i add him to the database, his username,password and email. Then i redirect him to the login page, and show him a login form. When he logs in successfully, and checks a checkbox (make me a cookie or something) i want to create a session for him, where i store his session data in a mysql table.

2. If he arrives at the index page and he's already registered and does have a cookie stored, i want to display a welcome msg to him and so on.

So my question is, where would i put the different stuff? in what subs? would i put it in cgi_prerun? Because i don't want to automatically redirect the unregistered users to a register page when they come to the page, they'll have to click the register button first.

and also, how do i store the session stuff in the mysql table? i mean, does the Driver:mysql take care of it? what if i want more fields? how do i store stuff in them? thank you

In reply to Re: Re: Re: Re: Regarding User Sessions by timmey
in thread Regarding User Sessions by Anonymous Monk

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