Hi everyone. I'm pretty new to this so I'll do my best. I am using a template to design a new site. The template already has a section for client login/password that I want to use. What I need is for new viewers to sign-up with a username and password to view the site as it is to be protected. My question is, can this be achieved using the cpanel features or does this require me getting someone to write a script for me? I also need to be able to view/manage the list of new clients so I'm not sure if this now becomes a PHP/MySQL issue. Any advice is welcome.

Hi karjack

Yes, you can use cpanels "Password Protect Directories" feature to do this.

Just password protect the root folder (public_html) and the whole site will be secured.

Hey,

Doing as Mike suggested will stop ALL traffic from viewing your site. Correct me if I'm wrong, but you wanted to let people sign up to view the site, so you'll need at least 1 page to have a sign up form on it?

Just setup your homepage as your signup page that everyone can access, and then setup your website within another directory such as 'site', so it would live at www.yoursite.com/site (and within the directory structure, it would live at public_html/site). Then you can password protect the 'site' directory.

There are many ways to skin a cat and this is just one

Sorry, Tekhaus is correct - you need to make the sign up form accessible or no one will be able to reach it.

I suggest you look into a CMS solution like JOOMLA.

Design your template around it and you can control some access elements etc.

Being new to this might post some problems for you so maybe get someone to have a look at it and quote you on some work.

Regards

Phillip

Thanks for the advice. I can't fault the speed of service! Tekhaus - you are absolutely correct in what I need but the actual structure of what you propose confuses me a bit. I'll have a play around and see how I go. The site will be uploaded next week so it may be easier explain.
Choppy - I thought about a CMS but I didnt know whether it would achieve what I want either. I have heard both Joomla and Drupal can be confusing also. I have briefly been reading about Wordpress. Does anyone have a preference or are they much the same as each other?
Thanks again