How do I create a Login System in Django Using Sessions?

Question

I am trying to create a website which is authenticated by a custom login. But I have a custom Model for users. How do I authenticate my Website from anonymous Users. Is it possible to create login systems using based on sessions. Actually this is my first django project. Please Guide me. Thank you.

Answer 1

While login, after checking username and password create a session in which set their user object or it's object id in it. In this case i kept user id.

def login(request):
    if request.method == "GET":
        if (Users.objects.filter(username = request.GET.get("uname"), password = request.GET.get("upswd"))).exists():
            user = Users.objects.get(username = request.GET.get("uname"), password = request.GET.get("upswd"))
            request.session["user"] = user.id
            # request.session.set_expiry(10)
            # it shows home page
            return render(request,"home.html")
    #it shows again login page
    return render(request,"Login.html")

only in login page you will set session, In remaining you will check whether page contains that session or not.For example, in after login in home page you should check whether request contains user session or not.

if request.session.has_key("user"):
    userid = request.session["user"]
    #displaying all items in database
    context={"items":Products.objects.all()}
    return render(request,"home.html",context)