Password Protected Webpage

[crazzzydave]

Hi guys.

My sites are proving popular now, and combined with the phpbb forum, we have a lot of members. I have now included downloads for members (read one of your replies on how to make files downloadable!)
The thing is, I only want people who have registered as members on the forum to have access to the downloads page. I dont want visitors just browsing the site to have access to the downloads page.

Is there a way of giving a page a password, so anyone going to that page has to enter a password, and if they dont have it they get sent back to previous page?

Any help appreciated as always.

Dave

[navaldesign]

Re: Password Protected Webpage

Yes. there are way, but all of them require custom made scripts, especially if they need to work with the same database as phpBB

[ahimsa]

Re: Password Protected Webpage

...you could start here ?

[navaldesign]

Re: Password Protected Webpage

...you could start here ?

How can he use a password protected folder with the phpBB forum password ?????

[Tom Finley]

Re: Password Protected Webpage

On my vBulletin-powered site I put a link with user name and password to a "Hidden Treasure" free downloads protected page on the welcome email that a newly-registered member automatically receives. Navaldesign is right (as always!): to have a unique user name and password (or for the member to make his or her own) a script would be necessary. But if you just want a a single user name and password for all, put them on the confirmation email.

[ahimsa]

Re: Password Protected Webpage

sorry.......