[avo]

Hi all

Can any one sugest any good php source

What I want to do is create a members only section where there will be downloads to be kept safe

I would like to be able to create accounts for people joining my site and let them be able to edit there password / details

That’s it really can anyone recommend anything for me

Thanks in advanced .

[sszettella]

Seems to me that you could use basic http authentication to protect your downloads area, restricting it to members only. a Google search for ".htaccess basic authentication" or something similar should yield ample resources.

Basically, it comes down to 2 apache configuration files: .htaccess and .htpasswd. When a user tries to access the directory that is "protected", Apache will use these files to prompt the user for userid/password and check that password against the one stored in the .htpasswd file.

As far as allowing for update of passwords, you can write (or have written) a very simple form and a php script to shell out and update the .htpasswd file (used above).

This is just about the simplest solution I can think of to accomplish what you describe. If you need help to implement (and have a few dollars), let me know.

[avo]

Thanks for the reply

sorry i should have explaned a little better ok here goes:

ok im after a secure area where the customer will need a usernam and password to log in once they have logged in it will say wellcome (username)

have a logout button
able to let the custermer edit there password or change it
forgot password button

admin panel for me to sign customer up

ive seen what i want on other sites but dont know what the php is called thats the help i would appriciate from you all ..

what can i use with the features ..

thanks in advance