Adding Features

[alexillsley]

How could i add a "Forgott My Password" buton, i know how i would send emails via php but how would i get the users password,username,email. As i would like to have it when you press forgott by password it asks for the username and sends it there password to the users email

i would have a phpscript something like this:

PHP Code:

<?php
$username = $_POST['user'];
$password = "HOW DO I GET USERS PASS";
$email = "HOW DO I GET USERS EMAIL";

$message = "Hello, \n You have requested your password: 2\n  Your Password is: ".$password;
mail($email, 'Forgotten Password', $message);

?>

[till]

Are you talking about the client or reseller password or the password of a email user account?

[alexillsley]

Yep, the clients password

[till]

All clients and reseller passwords are stored md5 encrypted in the database table sys_user, so you can not get the original password back. I recommend to create a new password instead and send this newly created password to the client.

[alexillsley]

Thanks, how would i save the users changed password? And find form the username there email address
Thanks again

Heres my script that should work, just needs a few more varibles

PHP Code:

<?php
// Make Password
$salt = "abcdefghijklmnpqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ123456789"; 
srand((double)microtime()*1000000); // start the random generator
$password=""; // set the inital variable
for ($i=0;$i<6;$i++)  $password = $password . substr ($salt, rand() % strlen($salt), 1);

// Varibles
$newpass = md5($password);
$username = $_POST['user'];
$email = "???";

$message = "Hello, \n You have we have automatically changed your password as you appear to have forgooten it: 2\n  Your New Password is: ".$newpass;
mail($email, 'Forgotten Password', $message);

?>

[till]

I guess you mix up client paswords with email passwords. Client passwords are not encrypted with crypt and clients do not nescesarily have a email address, clients are referenced by their username, the clients email address is optional.

[alexillsley]

I think ill just leave this then, sounds like it wouldnt work easily
thanks anyway