store user name and password in a file instead of using database in C

Question

I am purely a beginner to programming. I want to store user name and password in a file ( Let's say XML or any other ). I will need to use that file for storing user name and password for authentication of my website instead of using database. Can anyone advise me what type of file should i use and provide link if any such codes? Please take in mind that I have to do it in C language. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

This sounds like a home work question so let me give you some ideas. Also storing a user name and a password in a file in clear text is a bad idea.

you can use the folowing std lib function to do what you need

• fopen to open the file
• fprintf to write to the file
• fclose to close the file