password protect a page

[poopoo]

I was using the password protection function available in the file manager.[nbsp][nbsp]However, I wasn't able to protect all webpages under www folder.[nbsp][nbsp]My way to get around it is to create a subfolder under www, and move all pages to that folder, and then password protect that folder.[nbsp][nbsp]It works, but really not pretty. When I launch my URL, I saw a list of folders first.[nbsp][nbsp] How can I prompt visitors for password once they type in my URL?[nbsp][nbsp]

[poopoo]

Yes, I want my domain name password protected.[nbsp][nbsp]Say, visitor will be prompted for entering password once they type in my URL on the web.[nbsp][nbsp]Is that doable here?[nbsp][nbsp]Thanks!

[Brian]

Please see the following tutorial. To password protect your whole domain simply put the .htaccess file in your www directory.

http://www.aota.net/htaccess/pwprotect.php3

Once you have done this test it out and you should be good to go :)

-Brian

[Brian]

Please clarify exactly what folders you want password protected. Do you want everything including your domain name password protected?

-Brian

[oztas]

When I protect my web site as described, can I display a special message or put an initial web page saying something like "please enter your user name and password. If you want to get a password to access this site, please send an e-mail to ...." when the server asks for a password?


Originally posted by Brian:
Please see the following tutorial. To password protect your whole domain simply put the .htaccess file in your www directory.

http://www.aota.net/htaccess/pwprotect.php3

Once you have done this test it out and you should be good to go :)

-Brian

[Mandi]

Are you looking for a unique login for each user? It sort of sounds like it . . . you might want something more like Account Manager (http://cgi.elitehost.com/acctman/) which comes in a Pro version as well as a Lite/Shareware version.

[Slim]

Originally posted by oztas:
When I protect my web site as described, can I display a special message or put an initial web page saying something like "please enter your user name and password. If you want to get a password to access this site, please send an e-mail to ...." when the server asks for a password?




When you password protect your site using .htaccess, it isn't really the server that asks the user for a password - it is the user's browser. The server just tells the browser that it cannot return the page without a user and password. I don't think there is any way to tell the browser to use a special message to tell the user.

I think that you could change the error page to tell the user to "Send an e-mail to . . ." if you want.