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Authentication return values

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 6:38 pm
by alex.barylski
mysql_connect, etc...

Most functions return some sort of resource handle or ID, likely not gauranteed unique...what I mean by unique is, you run a script, connect using test, test as your user/pass and then try it again "it's possible" the resource ID isn't the same as last time...

Is there a way to have authentication functions like mysql_connect() to ALWAYS return a consistent UID without moifying the source...

Basically given a connection resource to either MYSQL, FTP, SMTP, etc...I need to be able to determine the user that logged in...

Not nessecarily the user/pass, but an ID which is gauranteed unique to that user only...

Anyone know if the protocols offer a get_user_id() type function or similar???

No hacks!!!

Cheers :)