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Tanax · 12-16-2008, 11:28 AM

Because when you run a check to make someone an admin, you have:

PHP Code:


			
if($mysql['emailid'] == 'none@no-host.com') $_SESSION['admin'] = true;

When you change his email, he won't be an admin and you have to MANUALLY change the script. Instead of just having

PHP Code:


			
if($mysql['emailid'] == 3) $_SESSION['admin'] = true;

That way you can change his email without him losing his admin-status.

This isn't really a very good example, but it's just a small one to illustrate that you SHOULD have the id as a numeric.

And if you're getting alot of problems with auto increment, sorry for this, but that doesn't mean it's _wrong_. It could mean that you just need to practice more.

12-16-2008, 11:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
Tanax The Prestige Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sweden, Stockholm Posts: 1,080 Thanks: 115	Because when you run a check to make someone an admin, you have: PHP Code: `if($mysql['emailid'] == 'none@no-host.com') $_SESSION['admin'] = true;` When you change his email, he won't be an admin and you have to MANUALLY change the script. Instead of just having PHP Code: `if($mysql['emailid'] == 3) $_SESSION['admin'] = true;` That way you can change his email without him losing his admin-status. This isn't really a very good example, but it's just a small one to illustrate that you SHOULD have the id as a numeric. And if you're getting alot of problems with auto increment, sorry for this, but that doesn't mean it's _wrong_. It could mean that you just need to practice more. __________________