how to implement php login or authentication session

Question

I'm new to php. I've been looking at php login tutorials but they all seem relatively insecure. I would prefer to use a php authentication api or framework. Does anyone know what I can use to implement robust login functionality into my site?

Answer 1

This is a good intro article: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/user-membership-with-php/

There's also a couple of libraries out there for OpenID that were brought up on SO recently:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/741345/how-do-i-implement-direct-identity-based-openid-authentication-with-zend-openid
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/388749/php-library-for-openid

Answer 2

The Zend framework is good if you want to have a lot of pre-buildt libraries, but be free to mix and match with your own or third-party. The Zend framework includes Zend_Auth, which is complete and ready for use.