Name: Build a Complete Registration and Login System using PHP MVC
Rating: 4.7 (606 reviews)

What you'll learn

Let new users sign up for a new account
Validate the users' registration data, both on the server and in the browser
Store passwords securely in the database
Allow users to log in using their email and password
Restrict content to logged-in users only
Use sessions for handling logins
Use cookies to optionally remember the user's login
Allow users to securely reset their own passwords when they forget them
Let users update their own profile details
Use a CSS UI framework to easily add styling to a project

14 sections • 106 lectures • 5h 9m total length

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New user signup
7 questions

Validate the data before saving the new user record
03:56
Validate the email address is unique in the user table
02:11
Display validation error messages in the signup form
03:30
Prevent duplicate form submissions using the Post / Redirect / Get pattern
02:04
Redirecting to another page using PHP: how, why and best practices
05:15
Redirect to the success page after a successful signup
01:12
Validate the signup data on the server
4 questions

Why you should validate data on the server as well as the client
02:45
Validate the signup page in the browser using HTML5 validation
02:59
Add a JavaScript validation library
03:34
Validate the signup page in the browser using JavaScript
03:11
Validate the format of the password with a custom validation method
02:19
Validate the email address is unique using an Ajax request
05:04
The password confirmation field: why it's a problem and how to fix it
01:46
Remove the password confirmation field and add a show password button
02:41
Validate the signup data in the browser
5 questions

Create and display the login page
03:14
Create the login action in the controller
02:01
Find the user object using the email address
05:01
Authenticate the user by verifying their password is correct
03:09
Redisplay the email address in the login form when authentication fails
01:30
Add a redirect method to the core controller
01:45
Sessions in PHP: make the web browser remember you
05:17
Use the session to remember the login and view the logged-in status
04:10
Sessions in PHP: completely destroy a session, even without closing the browser
03:05
Destroy the session to log the user out
02:32
Sessions in PHP: prevent session fixation attacks
04:22
Login
6 questions

Add a class to organise the authentication code in one place
03:55
Restrict a page to logged-in users only
03:02
Redirect back to the originally requested page after login
03:03
Add a method to the core controller for requiring login
02:01
Require login for all action methods in a controller
01:59
Add a base controller that requires login for all action methods
03:04
Get the current authenticated user in controllers and views
03:27
Simplify the code: remove the isLoggedIn method
02:33

How to remember the login after closing the browser
04:24
Generate unique, random tokens and secure hashes
03:38
Add a class to generate and create hashes of random tokens
03:51
Create a database table to store remembered logins
02:14
Add a remember me checkbox to the login form
03:32
Remember the login in the database
03:39
Cookies in PHP: the basics
05:05
Remember the login in a cookie
02:10
Log in automatically using the token in the cookie
04:08
Prevent automatic login if the remember token has expired in the database
02:41
Forget the remembered login when logging out
03:50
Remember me
4 questions

Allow users to securely reset their passwords when they forget them
02:40
Get access to an email service
03:13
Add a class to send emails
03:07
Create and display the forgotten password page
01:27
Process the forgotten password form in the controller
02:13
Add password reset fields to the user table in the database
01:30
Save a new password reset token and expiry with the user record
02:04
Send the password reset email to the user
02:51
Get the email content from a view template
03:24

Add an action to process the link and get the token from the URL
02:09
Get the user based on the token and check the expiry
03:55
Create and display the password reset form
02:35
Extract repeated JavaScript code out into a separate file
01:51
Process the password reset form in the controller
02:37
Remove duplicated code and add an expired token view
03:07
Validate the password reset form on the server
05:38
Reset the user's password and clear the token and expiry
03:52
Password reset
3 questions

Requirements

You need to have taken the "Write PHP Like a Pro: Build a PHP MVC Framework From Scratch" course
You should already be familiar with the basics of PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
You should be comfortable installing software on your computer
You need to be familiar with the model - view - controller (MVC) pattern

Description

Learn the basic concepts, tools and functions that you will need for user authentication using a PHP MVC framework.

Add registration and login to the PHP MVC framework we built on the "Build a PHP MVC Framework From Scratch" course.

Let new users sign up and log in
Store passwords securely in the database
Restrict content to logged-in users only
Use sessions for handling logins
Use cookies to optionally remember the user's login
Allow users to securely reset their own passwords

Build Registration and Login using Models, Views and Controllers

Most websites and web applications need user authentication. Once users sign up to your site, you can tailor content specifically to them, and restrict content to logged-in users only.

By developing user authentication using an MVC framework, your code will be easier to write and maintain.

All the concepts you need to know to understand why the system is developed the way it is are explained in detail.

Content and Overview

I designed this course to follow on from the Write PHP Like a Pro: Build a PHP MVC Framework From Scratch course. At the end of that course you had built your own PHP MVC framework. If you want to add user registration and login to that framework, then this course will cover all you need to know, starting from where that course left off.

Starting with the basic concepts of authentication, this course will take you through all the steps needed to build a complete registration and login system, one piece at a time.

Beginning with the PHP MVC framework from the previous course, each lecture explains what you're going to add to the code and why, building up the project step by step. At the end of this course, you'll have built a complete registration and login system using the PHP MVC framework, ready to use in your own projects.

Complete with working source code at every stage, you'll be able to work alongside the instructor and will receive a verifiable certificate of completion upon finishing the course. Also, at all times throughout the course you have access to the instructor to ask for help with any topic related to the course.

Who this course is for:

This course is for those who want to add authentication to the PHP MVC framework
This course is NOT for you if you're not familiar with MVC

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Ronaldo Scotti dos Santos

35 courses

5 reviews

2 years ago

Just amazing! It is the second course that I take with Dave, and I've no regrets. His didatic is amazing, his support and avaiablity are out of this world. He goes beyond the average, shows security tips and code patterns that other instructors just ignore. I'm definitely satisfied with the course content, and I would be very happy if he launched new courses!

Dave Hollingworth

IT Trainer

4.6 Instructor Rating
6,697 Reviews
25,818 Students
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Hi, I'm Dave Hollingworth. I'm an IT trainer and web application developer. I've been programming for over thirty years, and teaching IT since 1999.

I've developed enterprise-level applications on platforms ranging from mainframes to mobiles: from my first web application, a quotes system created for a major insurance company back in 1999 - the first of its type in the sector - to interactive learning management systems for online language learning.

I've taught courses ranging from basic use of email to advanced web application development, both online and in-person. I've been teaching on Udemy since 2012.

I'm passionate about technology, and love teaching it! I believe it's possible to explain even the most complex subjects in a simple, straightforward way that doesn't confuse the student.

I look forward to welcoming you onto one of my courses!

Build a Complete Registration and Login System using PHP MVC

What you'll learn

Course content

Introduction and project setup5 lectures • 10min

New user signup: create the registration form and save the data in the database10 lectures • 34min

Validate the signup data on the server6 lectures • 18min

Validate the signup data in the browser8 lectures • 24min

Login: authenticate the user using their email address and password11 lectures • 36min

Restrict access to authenticated users only8 lectures • 23min

Flash messages: display status messages to users7 lectures • 18min

Remember me: give users the option of remembering the login11 lectures • 39min

Password reset part 1: securely request reset of a forgotten password9 lectures • 22min

Password reset part 2: securely reset a forgotten password8 lectures • 26min

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Description

Who this course is for:

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