Thread: Password web page?

I hope I'm asking this correctly. What I would like to do is to create a page on my exsiting web site (which is open to anyone) that I can put a login for people to access documents in a separate page that will be put there using FTP. I've only seen where other people are asking about secure pages where credit cards are being used which is not the case here. This is only so I can let certain people get to these documents.
Is this possible? What would I need?

Thanks!
Keith

Originally Posted by kk5fe

I hope I'm asking this correctly. What I would like to do is to create a page on my exsiting web site (which is open to anyone) that I can put a login for people to access documents in a separate page that will be put there using FTP. I've only seen where other people are asking about secure pages where credit cards are being used which is not the case here. This is only so I can let certain people get to these documents.
Is this possible? What would I need?

Thanks!
Keith

Create a new directory on your site, call it f.e. passdirectory .Go to control panel, Password Protect Directories, set the created directory as password protected, and also create the users and passwords that will have access to that directory. Upload the protected pages and/or files in that directory. Give the visitors the username and password so they can log in that directory.

WOW! That was fast and better yet... It worked! I didnt see that on cpanel...

Thanks so much, it was exactly what I wanted.

Keith

Big help, but rather than open a different folder for individual users with that folder having its own password, is it possible to give different usernames their own personal area? or would it be open to multiple users?

Originally Posted by Bluenose

Big help, but rather than open a different folder for individual users with that folder having its own password, is it possible to give different usernames their own personal area? or would it be open to multiple users?

When you password protect a folder you indeed set the folder as protected and establish usernames and passwords for each one of them. If you want to have more than one personal areas, just create a different subfolder for every user, and provide each one of them with a different password and username

Hi,

I have created a password protected folder via FTP.Now how do I get the user to the user name/password stage.
Do I:
Create a menu button on my index page that points to a user name/password page? If the answer is yes what property do I set in the link type (FTP, HTTP etc). If No how please

Steve

Originally Posted by SteveA

Hi,

I have created a password protected folder via FTP.Now how do I get the user to the user name/password stage.
Do I:
Create a menu button on my index page that points to a user name/password page? If the answer is yes what property do I set in the link type (FTP, HTTP etc). If No how please

Steve

You don't have to do anything, when a user clicks on a link that gets to a protected area (page or whole directory), a popup automatically opens and he is asked to type in username and password. Just make sure that you have created usernames and passwords in your CP

Naveldesign,

thanks again.
Just one more question, I have created a menu button on the index page where do I direct that button (ie the folder on the server?, www.mydomain.com/directoryname)

Steve

Originally Posted by SteveA

Naveldesign,

thanks again.
Just one more question, I have created a menu button on the index page where do I direct that button (ie the folder on the server?, www.mydomain.com/directoryname)

Steve

No, directly to the protected page that you want your authorised user to look at

Hi Naveldesign hope you are online.
I created the folder and FTP'd, having protected it with user name and password,via cpanel.
I then placed pages into folder but of course they are .bvp when created not html.
How would I place the html page sinto the folder because via FTP it does not appear that you can move pages into folders on the server?
However when I did try putting HTML pages into the folder by publishing FTP back to my comp then back up to the server the folder appeared to become unprotected. (I cleared the cache on my comp just in case but had no effect)

I may be missing something?
Thanks
Steve

Originally Posted by SteveA

Hi Naveldesign hope you are online.
I created the folder and FTP'd, having protected it with user name and password,via cpanel.
I then placed pages into folder but of course they are .bvp when created not html.
How would I place the html page sinto the folder because via FTP it does not appear that you can move pages into folders on the server?
However when I did try putting HTML pages into the folder by publishing FTP back to my comp then back up to the server the folder appeared to become unprotected. (I cleared the cache on my comp just in case but had no effect)

I may be missing something?
Thanks
Steve

Please provide me the URL http://www.yourdomain.com/protectedfoldername so i can have a look. Do you use BlueVoda?

Originally Posted by SteveA

Hi Naveldesign hope you are online.
I created the folder and FTP'd, having protected it with user name and password,via cpanel.
I then placed pages into folder but of course they are .bvp when created not html.
How would I place the html page sinto the folder because via FTP it does not appear that you can move pages into folders on the server?
However when I did try putting HTML pages into the folder by publishing FTP back to my comp then back up to the server the folder appeared to become unprotected. (I cleared the cache on my comp just in case but had no effect)

I may be missing something?
Thanks
Steve

to publish a page in protected folder is the same way as you publish the other webs page, the only different is that all the page in protected directory can not be opened in browser without user name and password. i.e if your protected directory you named private, then all the page include index. page for that directory you publish normally to public_html/private

I have deleted the file to start again as it appeared not to be working.
Yes I do use BV (great product and service).
Can you confirm these steps please.
1. Create folder
2. FTP to site
3. User name and password protect folder via cpanel.
4. Tranfer page(s) to be protected into folder.
5. Create link on site (index page)to protected folder.

My questions:
1. How to FTP pages created in BV as they are .bvp files not HTML files therefore they will not publish unless uploaded using BV (that I believe creates the HTML file?)
2. Once the pages are in the protected folder how do you have an index page find them, because they are not in the public area of the server. (Or are they?)

Thanks
Steve

1. maybe you post before read my reply, that was the answer for your first question
2. yes they are the same as the other folder, all have to be in public_html and to find them is the same way as the other, put link in your page to www.yourdomain/protectedfolder

Thanks for your help.
I have now worked out what to do.
However I still have one issue. When I originally viewed the site it asked for user name and password but when I returned to view my site now and click the link it takes me straight into the protected folder without asking for user name and password, have I missed something.
Please try http://www.aridroofing.com click on the client button in the left bottom corner.


Steve

work ok with me,
that's normal, because you have opened the protected page, but if you close your browser and open again all will work properly again.
btw. your site look nice

Nyoman and Navaldesign
Many thanks

Steve

Originally Posted by SteveA

Thanks for your help.
I have now worked out what to do.
However I still have one issue. When I originally viewed the site it asked for user name and password but when I returned to view my site now and click the link it takes me straight into the protected folder without asking for user name and password, have I missed something.
Please try http://www.aridroofing.com click on the client button in the left bottom corner.


Steve

Works ok, username and password asked for.

I am sorry but I need someone's help! I realize many related topics have been posted but i am not clear as to the directions mentioned before "You upload" the pages into the protected folder. I don't understand that part is it upload or "move", that's what i've been doing (moving) and i've had no luck in getting from point A to point B. Do I create my new protected folder within the public_html folder?

I hope I was clear in explaining, I am confused enough myself!

Many thanks in advance!

Ok, I think I figured that part about creating a folder. Now my problem is when I publish the page and try to go into it, it asks if I want to "open or save" this file....What am I doing wrong? Here is my link..
http://www.ka-clan.com/password page/kachat.bvp
can someone pls help me?

So grateful for any help!

Originally Posted by Axioma

Ok, I think I figured that part about creating a folder. Now my problem is when I publish the page and try to go into it, it asks if I want to "open or save" this file....What am I doing wrong? Here is my link..
http://www.ka-clan.com/password page/kachat.bvp
can someone pls help me?

So grateful for any help!

What do you mean? if you are simply trying to see the page in IE, it will only ask you for username and password. Click on your own link to see it. Or did you mean something else?

named your first page of your protected folder as index as usual, and publish the same way as the other page but direct to public_html/your protected folder name

Well, I uploaded the page I want protected into the password folder, and now when i click on it it asks for username and password but it takes me to the BV edditing page as a downloadable file!
this is the link please someone help me in simple details? I am a rookie and i'm trying to learn,
Thanks so much I appreciate any given help
http://www.ka-clan.com/password page/kachat.bvp

Originally Posted by navaldesign

What do you mean? if you are simply trying to see the page in IE, it will only ask you for username and password. Click on your own link to see it. Or did you mean something else?

Of course it does! you have uploaded the .bvp file in your password protected directory. Instead you should PUBLISH your page there, as Nyoman suggested, and the link should be:

http://www.ka-clan.com/password page/kachat.html

This IF your pass protected directory is "password page". However it would be better if you didn't have the blank space in the directory name. Some browsers don't like blank spaces.

OMG! you guys are Great!!!!!!! Thanks so much, I must tell u, I switched services from a "well known" web provider and I am so glad! I used to wait days! for a reply, here I wait a few minutes.

Sincerely, Axioma

Me again..... I did everything you explained and my link and password work except this is what comes up!

http://www.ka-clan.com/passwordprotected/kachat.html
I changed the folder name so there's no blank spaces, my page should not have all the codes in it! I uploaded the file kachat.html file into the new folder,(in CP) but once uploaded it shows up as a bvp! why or what am i doign wrong? I tried changing the name to a html file (after I uploaded it)but maybe that's not the way to fix it obviously!
So sorry for inconvenience!
thanks so much for anyone's help I am such a noob!

Oh dear! I forgot you have no access to see the page ! my bad....this si what the page is displaying:

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thanks again in advance!

don't upload your bv file through ftp or control panel, but upload/publish your bv page normally using publish tools on bluevoda

OK i've done all of the above to my understanding, the password and username work but when i click on it, it says this:
Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /passwordprotected/kachat.html on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

*Then only thing I am not clear on is transferring my page I want to secure into the password folder. I am clicking "move this page" in CP then i choose the "passwordprotected" page....Can someone please, please make this clear to me?
the URL to the page is:
http://www.ka-clan.com/passwordprotected/kachat.html
Many thanks and my apoligies for asking so many questions on the same subject.

Me again ...sigh....I decided to follow racerfan22's advice and started from scratch! pls ignore my last question i apologize for inconvenience.

MY PAGE WORKS!! Thanks to u all who adviced me! I am learning trust me!