login page problems

[bigeyedphish]

Hey! My first post...

I've run into a dead end here and was hoping you guys may be able to help me figure out the problem.

I recently installed a phpBB3 forum, and I'm looking to have the login page of my website match Username and Password from the database that the forum created/uses.

the site is vtphitau.com

In dreamweaver, there is a bunch of code at the top of the page

<?php require_once('Connections/connBrotherLogin.php'); ?>
<?php
if (!function_exists("GetSQLValueString")) {
function GetSQLValueString($theValue, $theType, $theDefinedValue = "", $theNotDefinedValue = "") 
{
  $theValue = get_magic_quotes_gpc() ? stripslashes($theValue) : $theValue;

  $theValue = function_exists("mysql_real_escape_string") ? mysql_real_escape_string($theValue) : mysql_escape_string($theValue);

  switch ($theType) {
    case "text":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
      break;    
    case "long":
    case "int":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? intval($theValue) : "NULL";
      break;

etc...

I uploaded that page, but then when I go to vtphitau.com and view the page source code, none of that code shows up. Could this be part of the problem?

I appreciate any suggestions or ideas you guys can send my way!

[Jesse Vlasveld]

It's php code, unlike html php gets parsed by the server, that's why it doesn't show up in the 'source'. It would also not really be safe, as php sometimes contains mysql passwords, and security measures.

[bigeyedphish]

Originally Posted by Jesse Vlasveld

It's php code, unlike html php gets parsed by the server, that's why it doesn't show up in the 'source'. It would also not really be safe, as php sometimes contains mysql passwords, and security measures.

that makes sense. thanks!

The forum i installed automatically encrypts the password, so just looking at the records in the database, I am unable to see what the passwords are. Do you know if it's possible for me to use the username and password fields from the forum database for the general login even with the passwords encrypted?

[Eire-Web Design]

the user enter the password himself, then you encrypt it and match it against the database record.
most forums use md5 for encryption and can not be reverted.