How to e-mail forgotton password

[buspass]

I run a site that requires a username and password to perform certain actions. I want to offer users opportunity to have their password emailed to them instantly if they have forgotton it. They will provide data to verify themselves, and the current password retrieved from the db, then i want that password ( or a replacement pwd) emailed to them automatically.

Can php do this? If so can someone tell me how to do it?

 

[SPYDERIX]

Hi,

It is possible to do that by using php's mail function, just get the username and password and email from the db, then send an email to the recipient using their email that you pull from the db and then within the email put in a message and then include their username and password.

You could also just have something on your site where after they put in an answer to a secret questiohn just use and update form so that they can update their password right their on your site, just like how hotmail does it.

Hope this helps!

http://www.spyderix-designz.com

 

[tarn]

All the code you need is in here,

http://www.majordojo.com/php_users/

Take a look

L.

 

[buspass]

2 welcome replies. Thanks a lot.

First offers good idea about secret question, and second directs to a great site that has exactly what I want, only I need to tailor it to suit my needs.

 

[skiflyer]

Realize and consider what he said about Hotmail though. It allows you to -change- your password at that point, not have it sent to you.

It's generally considered quite a security problem to email people their passwords... I would strongly suggest the option of resetting their passwords for the following reasons.

1) If someone's password is emailed to a malicious person, the actual owner has no way of knowing as much, if it's reset the account may still be compromised, but at least the original owner knows as much.

2) Many people re-use passwords, not even the administrator should really be having access to passwords for this reason.

-Rob