Show Welcome message when logging in first time

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When a user registers and logs in for first time, I want to show them a welcome message or some tooltips.

An approach can be used where we create cookies, but what if the user clears his browser cookies?

I am using PHP.

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Jerzy Zawadzki · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-17 00:11:33Z

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You can save in database field on user data value if user has logged in already. Or more general you can save last login date - if it's empty - user didn't log in yet. if not - show tooltips.

answered Jul 17, 2013 at 0:11

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Goku Nymbus · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-17 00:12:12Z

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You could create a field in the database with a 1 or 0 value that would indicate if someone has seen the welcome message.

0 = not Seen 1 = Seen

answered Jul 17, 2013 at 0:12

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rxAaron · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-17 01:20:14Z

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In an office situation where users have their own computers with static ip's, you could store the user's IP ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']) in your database. If the entry exists, do not show message/tooltips. If it does not exist, show message and add to database.

answered Jul 17, 2013 at 1:20

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