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PHP Help - How Can I Allow Only Admin To Access A Page? by Codedreamer: 4:47pm On Nov 22, 2020 |
Hello coders! I am currently developing a Student Management System using PHP and MySql where an admin (principal) can log in to the dashboard to manage accounts of students and staffs, update results, add new student, etc. Students can also log in to view their profile and results. I have been able to create the dashboard and student login system using session , but the problem is If a user goes to 'dashboard.php', they will be able to view all the dashboard settings, I want only the admin to be able to view this page. Please how can I achieve this. |
Re: PHP Help - How Can I Allow Only Admin To Access A Page? by 404Dev: 6:14pm On Nov 22, 2020 |
Codedreamer:Am guessing you are storing the user id or user name of logged in user in a session variable. So, go to your users table in db and create a column is_admin with default value of 0. 0 indicates not admin while 1 indicates admin. So in the page you want to restrict, grab the user I'd from session, run a query to check if is_admin, proceed if so or redirect if necessary. 2 Likes |
Re: PHP Help - How Can I Allow Only Admin To Access A Page? by Karleb(m): 6:23pm On Nov 22, 2020 |
Codedreamer: Another way to go about it is to create a user_type column in the users table. user_type will be an enum data type with options like (user, admin, moderator, site_owner...). So you'll check, if $user->user_type === "admin". Preferably, the check should be in a middleware. 1 Like |
Re: PHP Help - How Can I Allow Only Admin To Access A Page? by Codedreamer: 6:26pm On Nov 22, 2020 |
404Dev:Thanks for your reply. From your write-up, it seems i will have to write all my dashboard.php contents inside a condition. Currently, all my dashboard.php HTML codes are written in plain HTML (can i write plain html inside a php condition) or Do I have to echo them all. For example: if ($_SESSION['username'] == $admin) { echo "all dashboard HTML code"; } else { redirect to another page } |
Re: PHP Help - How Can I Allow Only Admin To Access A Page? by Codedreamer: 6:30pm On Nov 22, 2020 |
Karleb:Thanks for your reply. That means all my dashboard.php HTML codes will have to be inside a condition and they will all be echoed. Currently, they are written in plain HTML. I'm still learning! If (condition) { echo " all HTML codes "; } else { echo " Only admin can access this page"; } |
Re: PHP Help - How Can I Allow Only Admin To Access A Page? by stanliwise(m): 6:33pm On Nov 22, 2020 |
Codedreamer:Hello simply add a user role field and store as student admin or anything you like Simply check the role and then give access 2 Likes |
Re: PHP Help - How Can I Allow Only Admin To Access A Page? by Karleb(m): 6:42pm On Nov 22, 2020 |
Codedreamer: This should do it. It seems you are not working with routes, middlewares and the likes. It's better you check for the opposite though. Something like... If (! $admin){ //redirect to other page } Then you continue with the dashboard.php codes. The check should be the first thing in the dashboard.php file. A friendly advice. If you need to combine html and Php codes for any reason, especially for a project, consider using php templates. They are specifically made for this reason. 2 Likes |
Re: PHP Help - How Can I Allow Only Admin To Access A Page? by Codedreamer: 6:57pm On Nov 22, 2020 |
Karleb:Thanks very much for the help. |
Re: PHP Help - How Can I Allow Only Admin To Access A Page? by talk2hb1(m): 10:57am On Nov 23, 2020 |
Codedreamer:Google and read up on Role based access control, just my little Cent |
Re: PHP Help - How Can I Allow Only Admin To Access A Page? by Thenaijaitguy: 6:47pm On Nov 23, 2020 |
Re: PHP Help - How Can I Allow Only Admin To Access A Page? by niel63(m): 1:43am On Mar 03, 2022 |
Karleb: This seems like an approach I'll rather use though. Nice. The answer before this can do this too but I prefer this instead sha. |
Re: PHP Help - How Can I Allow Only Admin To Access A Page? by Franzee(m): 4:12am On Mar 10, 2022 |
Codedreamer: Tendency of loading only the else condition when you have like three user role... like Admin, Manager, Cashier... is high in your case you would have student, parents, teachers... so it's better to use $_SESSION['role']. .. And For security purposes, so even if a user types in the web address direct on the browser it would end $_SESSION immediately $_SESSION['role'] |
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