Redirecting users

[Guest]

I am a novice programmer. I want to give my site the ability to remember
users. I want to do this the easiest possible way--using cookies to store
username and password--since I am not concerned with security at this point.
In the sign on page, I first check for the value of the cookie. If invalid
or null, users are requested to log in. I only want to check the value of the
cookie in one page.
My problem is that if users enter my site via a page other than the default
(login) page, the site checks the status (logged in/not logged in) and
performs accordingly. If users arer not logged in, they will be redirected to
the login page where the cookie is going to be rerquested. How do I redirect
users back to the pae they originally requested?

Hector

 

[Karl Seguin]

Hecsan:
The easiest way is probably to use the built-in forms authentication
(http://www.15seconds.com/issue/020220.htm) which will take care of this for
you and also remove the automatic login that you'll want down the road.

Karl