[phpesp-dev] preliminary patch: respondent landing page

[Bishop B. <ph...@id...>]

All,

Attached is a preliminary patch to support a "landing page" for =20
respondents.  Here's how it works:  If use_landing =3D true in =20
configuration, then public/landing.php opens up.  That pages shows a =20
login box and any public surveys available in the system.

A respondent enters their username and password, and if valid, goes to =20
the landing page.  The landing page has three sections.  The first =20
section lists the surveys the respondent can currently complete (based =20
on the same availability logic found elsewhere in the app).  The =20
second section lists the surveys the respondent has had access to, but =20
does no longer.  For example, surveys that have moved to "done" =20
status.  The third section are "tools", where the respondent can =20
change their password, change their profile, get help, or log out.

I am not quite done with this.  I need to test a little more, =20
especially the LDAP part.  If anyone already has an LDAP environment =20
configured, I'd appreciate a test of this against your server.  I also =20
need to fill out the help pages.  Any review you can provide would be =20
appreciated.

I hope to have this patch finished in the next 24 hours.

Based on how the system is set up, there is one caveat to using the =20
landing page: <username,password> tuples must be unique throughout the =20
system.  Currently, the database says <username,realm> is unique, so =20
when entering a <username,password>, it's possible that the same =20
username in two different realms has the same password, in which case, =20
it's impossible to tell which user is which.  Right now, if the system =20
detects that case, the user is not allowed to log in.


Thoughts?

bishop

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Bishop Bettini
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