Need a MEMBERS ONLY AREA for my business site. Please help! Thanks.

WebMember · #1 23-May-2004, 02:05

Hello everybody,

I have been researching a project for my web design company. I have been trying to find a way to accomplish my goals, but to be honest, I have not found any scripts that meet my needs. If you do not mind, please read what I want to accomplish...this topic may even help answer other people's questions as well, because I am sure many of you are looking for the same thing.

Here are my goals:

1) On my business website, I want a "Client Area" just for clients. The area would include special articles, updates, and other such things just for my clients.

2) However, I want each client to have their own page that is dedicated to the current website design project that I am working on for them. Therefore, when they login as "Billy" for instance, they are redirected to their own page that displays the status of "Billy's Website." The page that they are redirected to can be manually created by me with my web design program and it will include a picture of their web design, a progress report, etc.

3) It doesn't have to be automated, I just want the client to be able to login and have access to his own page as well as the other pages too.

4) So here is the final result:
-The client "Billy" would login at www.mysite.com
-He would then be redirected to www.mysite.com
-He would also have access to www.mysite.com which would be linked from www.mysite.com

This seems like a straighforward thing to do and I am sure it is common among website businesses...does anyone know where I can find a script that would enable me to do this? Your help would be GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks,
WebMember

pcxgamer · #2 23-May-2004, 02:27

Welcome to GIDForums™ WebMember.

Try this link and see if it has the script your looking for. Let me know if this helped.

WaltP · #3 23-May-2004, 02:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by WebMember

Hello everybody,

I have been researching a project for my web design company. I have been trying to find a way to accomplish my goals, but to be honest, I have not found any scripts that meet my needs. If you do not mind, please read what I want to accomplish...this topic may even help answer other people's questions as well, because I am sure many of you are looking for the same thing.

Here are my goals:

1) On my business website, I want a "Client Area" just for clients. The area would include special articles, updates, and other such things just for my clients.

2) However, I want each client to have their own page that is dedicated to the current website design project that I am working on for them. Therefore, when they login as "Billy" for instance, they are redirected to their own page that displays the status of "Billy's Website." The page that they are redirected to can be manually created by me with my web design program and it will include a picture of their web design, a progress report, etc.

3) It doesn't have to be automated, I just want the client to be able to login and have access to his own page as well as the other pages too.

4) So here is the final result:
-The client "Billy" would login at www.mysite.com
-He would then be redirected to www.mysite.com/billy
-He would also have access to www.mysite.com/membersarea which would be linked from www.mysite.com/billy

This seems like a straighforward thing to do and I am sure it is common among website businesses...does anyone know where I can find a script that would enable me to do this? Your help would be GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks,
WebMember

The way I accomplished this on my site is as follows:
1) main page has the following script section:

CPP / C++ / C Code:

<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function jumpto()
{
    var pgn;
    pgn = document.getpg.pgname.value;
    ndoc = "ww" + pgn + "/index.htm";
    this.location.href = ndoc;
}
function rtnto()
{
    var pgn;
    pgn = document.getpg.pgname.value;
    ndoc = "ww" + pgn + "/index.htm";
    window.document.getpg.action=ndoc;
}
//-->
</script>

2) The page has an input box defined:

HTML Code:


<b>Enter your ID</b>
<form name="getpg">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <input type="text" 
             name="pgname" 
             maxlength="10" 
             onChange="javascript:rtnto()" 
    >
    <input type="button" 
             value="Go" 
             onClick="javascript:jumpto()" 
             height="20" 
             width="30"
    >
</form>

This will handle Netscape, IE, and Opera for sure.

What this does is accept their special codeword, say grtsite, tack on the prefix ww, then open the page wwgrtsite/index.htm.

Try it with the code test

stevewatt88 · #4 30-Jul-2004, 23:23

use .htaccess ony on apache doh

.htaccess can limites the certain folder by using password protected stuff

blurry · #5 10-Aug-2004, 15:02

Any of the above methods will work. The Apache or PHP methods would be the most effective choice due to the control, flexibilty and security those solutions would provide. The javascript solution provided is simple and easy to implement, but I would advise against using it.

Corey Bryant · #6 16-Aug-2004, 08:59

It depends on what type of OS you are on. JS is easily hacked. PHP or ASP would be your best & easiest way.

calande · #7 17-Aug-2004, 10:39

if you have CPanel you can create a folder protected by a username and password in just a sec.

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