How do I create a login page where users are authenticated from my local database? How do I record the login time of each user?

To create a login page where users are authenticated from your local database, you will need to follow these general steps:

1. Create a database table to store user login credentials, including a username, password, and any other relevant information.
2. Build a login form that collects a user's login credentials, such as their username and password.
3. When a user submits the login form, query the database to see if there is a matching username and password.
4. If the username and password match an entry in the database, set a session variable to indicate that the user is logged in.
5. Redirect the user to the appropriate page based on their login status.

To record the login time of each user, you can follow these steps:

1. Add a column to your database table to store the login time for each user.
2. When a user successfully logs in, update the database to record the current date and time as the login time for that user.
3. Whenever a user interacts with your website, check the session variable to see if they are logged in.
4. If the user is logged in, update the database to record the current date and time as the last activity time for that user.
5. You can then calculate the duration of a user's session by subtracting their login time from their last activity time.

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