creating login and password tutorials

**cybertech** · 18-11-08, 08:16 PM

Hi, thank you for reading my post, i am after a easy to follow tutorial on how to create a login and password for a website i am designing, or intermediate tutorial will be ok too. I have searched in google but they are all way to advanced, also have searched the threads in here to no availability, i am currently using dreamweaver to create the website, if there is an easier software to use for the login section i have no problems changing.

Thank you
Matt

**Philquad** · 18-11-08, 08:23 PM

you can simply password the pages or site via cpanel of the hosting
under password protect

**cybertech** · 18-11-08, 09:02 PM

Hi thank you for the reply, i am more after a members login section. i need the general site to be freely browsed and members to access other sections.

**Philquad** · 18-11-08, 09:53 PM

like a forum?
there sorta setup for that.
but simply you could have certain general pages, and a link to members section,upon which you would need a user/pass to access.

**cybertech** · 19-11-08, 09:26 AM

it is a golfclub website that i am designing, i need it to be as professional as possible and would prefere to have the signin page, yes like a forum, where we have to sign into here to create a post, but i am not after a forum.

**Decapper** · 19-11-08, 02:32 PM

Can't you just use cpanel for the webpages that you want blocked... Then once signed in you can travel freely back and forth from password protect to non password protected areas... until browser is closed. Only draw back is you will have one login and password and you will have to create them manually

Other than that I can not see an easier way.. Because to store users name for login you will need a database. Which would mean server side programming. Php or the such..

**Decapper** · 19-11-08, 02:35 PM

You could use which would allow you to have login. But its no easy feat setting up

**Philquad** · 19-11-08, 04:00 PM

he dont want a shop i dont think
either forum, wordpress or
make ya site, get a freelancer to create a custom login.
i know a good one if u need

**PunX0r** · 19-11-08, 05:39 PM

What about wordpress, you can set it that you need to login to post comments

**Decapper** · 19-11-08, 05:39 PM

Not just used as shop... Can be used for other things with the amount of differnt plugins that are out there.. Just depends if you want to do the hard yards which sounds like a no in this case

**rank1** · 19-11-08, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by Decapper

Can't you just use cpanel for the webpages that you want blocked... Then once signed in you can travel freely back and forth from password protect to non password protected areas... until browser is closed. Only draw back is you will have one login and password and you will have to create them manually

My control panel (plesk) allows multiple users (login/passwords) to be able to login to a page, it is not restricted to one user per page.
My site is hosted on a microsoft server, so maybe this strict 1:1 user to page ratio only exists on linux cpanel?

If thats the case, change hosting company

**nickbeenz** · 26-03-09, 02:22 PM

there's no "easy" way to create a login page, they all require the use of a server side technology for the authentication e.g. php/mysql.

the basic structure involves:

1. user joining - script for validation of fields, script for securely posting of information to table on server.

2. user logging in - secure script for login and creating a session or cookies

3. script for controlling access - an include script for every member page to control who's allowed in.

4. a script for logging out.

5. a script for changing password.

the good thing is, once you've created a generic login script, you can pretty much apply to any site.

is your server a LAMP server.... is it running PHP/MYSQL?