some password help

  • Thread starter Thread starter RL
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RL

I have been working on a site and have been trying to figure out how to
password/access certain areas. It is a photographers site. The clients would
log-in and go to the section with their pictures to view and pick out the
ones they want.

I can go into my server (ipowerweb) and password protect the folders that
host the show but what form would I use on my login page?

I know that I could hyperlink to each index page within the protected folder
and put those links on my log-in page so that when clicked on a password pop
up screen would occur before accessing the folder. But I would rather not
have everyone's show listed on one page.

I have read and re-read about htpasswrd and htaccess but that is more
in-depth than I would like to go every photo session. It does not even have
to be all that secure, there is no benefit of personal information in the
picture directories.

I would like a form that a client would put their username and password and
they would be directed to their index page in their picture folder.

Can FrontPage do this? and if so how would I begin.

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I am a newbie that started this project 2
months ago and I have learned so much about web design and front page. This
is the last area that I have been dealing with. If you would like to check
out the site and let me know any thing that needs changed that would be
appreciated.

RL

BTW-I came up with most of the design on my own. Some of the script was off
JavaScript source. How much would a project like that cost. (I took the logo
and turned it into wallpaper and buttons) Just curious.

www.lancewhitmorephotography.com
 
When you use the host control panel to add permissions, you do not need to
create a form, etc. as the user will be presented with a server based login
dialog once they attempt to access the folder.

If you want to control how the login screen looks, etc. then you will have
to use a server-side scripting language, such as ASP, PHP, etc. to
accomplish and not rely on the server to provide the permissions.

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Thomas,
I too am having the same issue as discussed in this thread. The solution
that you post may work for me but I am not sure how to go about accessing
the "host control panel" that you mention. Is this a property of the page?
Do I need to create some subfolders in order to have this capability?

Thanks for your help, Alex Spencer (new to FP 2003)
 
To access the host control panel, you will have to login using the URL and
Login ID and password that your web hosting company gave you.
 
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