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ILLbino - one of WA's finest
Member Since: Feb 10, 2004

I'm looking into adding a member's section on my website where they input a username and password. I read an article which showed me how to use .asp files, but it also said many servers don't support them. I checked into mine, and I didn't see anything about supporting them. So is there another way to set up a member's page?

Also, I have the Ensim control panel. I know I can protect directories, but dont know how to let people access them with a Form and push button on an html page. When I try to open a page in a protected directory, it automatically says "Forbidden" without asking for a password.

Any help would be great!

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Administrator
Since: Apr 03, 2002

Mar 15, 2004 05:05 pm

HRC runs on an Ensim control panel as well. I assume it means you also have PHP and MySQL databases available to you. The "protected directories thing is simple to protect a file with a single, or several static user/pass combinations, but if you want it to be dynamic like HRC, where people register themselves and such things, it will require much more work.

www.hotscripts.com/ is a good place to go look for free scripts that do various things, a few of mine are out there. Actually, if you care I have a few free scripts at a website of mine, scripts.dbmasters.net/ none of them are for this particular need of yours, but there are some other handy things for various needs.

Administrator
Since: Apr 03, 2002

Mar 15, 2004 05:09 pm

Oh, and FYI, the form processor you use, that being FormMail, on your contact form is a very insecurescript, easily and often comprimised, plus, the email address that the form gets sent to is in a "hidden" field, which means it is hidden from being shown in the browser, but it is still in the code, which means every spambot on the net is finding it and indexing it for later spamming.

The Form Processor at my site I mentioned above, called "FormM@iler" was created specifically to correct that VERY common error in open source form processing scripts, it keep your email private, like you want it.

ILLbino - one of WA's finest
Member
Since: Feb 10, 2004

Mar 15, 2004 05:30 pm

I'm really new to web design. I've learned how to create graphics and import them into tables, etc. I also tried a php script for an email before but couldn't get it to work right. SO thats why my email is insecure because it was a simple template I copied and pasted.

So on that link you gave me, where would I go to create an automatic register which leads to the members page. PHP, MySql? Do I have to use both? I looked at a few of them and I had to pay for them. Of course none of us want that, lmao. My goal is to have a member's page and a subscription membership page. In other words, a simple member's page and another member's page which people would pay for to receive drum kits, beats, etc.....


Administrator
Since: Apr 03, 2002

Mar 15, 2004 05:53 pm

Oh, on my script site, like I said, there is not a script for that purpose, just general scripts you may find handy from time to time. AT hotscripts.com just browse thru the different languages that you host allows and look through the categories, you'll prolly find somehting. If not, I charge $65 an hour ;-)

ILLbino - one of WA's finest
Member
Since: Feb 10, 2004

Mar 15, 2004 07:01 pm

Ok, looks like I need to create a database. So what should software should I use to get started for that?

Administrator
Since: Apr 03, 2002

Mar 15, 2004 07:10 pm

I do most of my work in plain ol' text editor mode of Dreamweaver myself. It can be just as easily done in Notepad. One of the coolest freeware text editors for web dev in my opinion is NoteTab www.notetab.com/ as far as the database itself, I assume if you host gives you MySQL you already have one database configured, Ensim usually works that way, as does Plesk and Direct Admin (two other control panels), then you just need to get to your PHPMyAdmin installation to create the tables you need inside the database.

This will get FAR to involved to handle in a forum from here on out. I will refer you two two other sites that are developer site.

Hiveminds: www.hiveminds.info/
PHP Builder: www.phpbuilder.com/

These sites will have forums and PHP Builder also has code snippets and tutorials.

ILLbino - one of WA's finest
Member
Since: Feb 10, 2004

Mar 15, 2004 07:12 pm

k, thanks, i'll give it a try

Administrator
Since: Apr 03, 2002

Mar 15, 2004 07:23 pm

The way I learned to do most of this stuff is by grabbing scripts from people like me, that make some for whatever reason then put them out there for free usage. I would grab them, see how they do stuff, as you use them and study the code, eventually it starts falling together as to what makes what do what :-)

Well, that and some good books on the subject.

Frisco's Most Underrated
Member
Since: Jan 28, 2003

Mar 16, 2004 12:46 am

I'm in the process of putting together a site with PHP/MySQL as well, and am learning as I go. A website I have found extremely helpful is Webmaster World: www.webmasterworld.com and specifically their php forum (as that's what I've needed help with the most).

I tried grabbing dBs code that he posted on his other site, but it was a bit too much for my fledgling skills and poor patience.

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