PHP Poll using MySql to prevent multi votes

[canajun]

While I have found many scripts for polls which use cookies/ip for limiting to one vote, I need one that uses MySql to prevent multi-votes..

Our website is secured by .htaccess and a member database.. a cookie is created upon entry to restricted area.

What I want to do is enable polling, that checks the cookie, and refers to the mysql db to see if the member has voted, if not, proceed to voting booth. If they have, see results of poll so far..

Is anybody familiar with a script that may do this?

Thanks

 

[canajun]

Hey!

I figured it out.. please disregard..

 

[martinb7]

hi, how can you do that? i myself have been after something that does that for ages!!

thanx


Martin

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[canajun]

In my particular application, when a user signs in, a cookie is set which includes their username.. I simply changed the poll script to log REMOTE_USER rather than ip address..

Works ok for me.

 

[martinb7]

what does REMOTE_USER do??

Martin

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[canajun]

gets username from cookie.