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confirmation email for user signup - El Forum - 08-09-2011
[eluser]Brad K Morse[/eluser]
If I was using php w/o CI as the framework, I would display a activation link within the confirm email like: domain.com/[email protected]?key=0301002020
I have not done this in CodeIgniter and was wondering how I would accomplish getting ($_GET) both those variables to pass into a controller function?
something like?
domain.com/confirm/[email protected]/0301002020
Code:
function confirm() {
$segment_2 = $this->segment...
$segment_3 = $this->segment...
// rest of the confirmation code
}confirmation email for user signup - El Forum - 08-09-2011
[eluser]IgnitedCoder[/eluser]
You got it right...
domain.com/confirm/email.com - but instead of using the email address...
Create a varchar 40 length field in your db, save the users details and generate a md5 or sha key you can store in this new field and use it for email conformation so its only 1 param to your controller function "confirm".
Step 1 - Signup
Step 2 - Grab confirm key field after record is saved
Step 3 send email as follows:
Pleae click here to confirm your email address domain.com/confirm/21730ASDRqWAFDGFD/
Confirm function would be as follows. This way your not sending a email in the URL.
Code:
function confirm($key=''){
//update database field confirmed = 1 where key = $key
}By far the safest way to do it.
Hope this helps.
confirmation email for user signup - El Forum - 08-09-2011
[eluser]Brad K Morse[/eluser]
Thanks!