How to Create a User Registration Database

[jackkane]

Hey folks

I would like to have the function to enable my visitors to register with my web site, like they do with my forums and maybe receive an email newsletter.

I see all over the net the small simple to use "enter your email to register" forms. I would really like to know how to go about producing one of those for my site, and how to go about creating and maintaining the database of users.

I have searched the net, obviously not using the correct search terms, but cannot seem to find much help on this at all.

Any help would be very much appreciated as usual.

I am sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but I'm not even sure if I should use cgi scripts, mysql, php or what.

Best regards

Jack

[QuietDean]

If your host supports it, I would use PHP & mySQL. Its the easiest to learn.

Start by thumbing thru the manual at http://www.php.net/ .