creating a login area on a website and allowing users to creat profiles??

shadow4509 · 26 Mar 2007 at 21:16

The title says it all really. Im after some advice on how to create a login page and how to create a page where people can create a profile and the profile becomes active kind of thing once they have filled in the relevant details.

I would like the user to fill in details to create a username and password enter email details etc and for a confirmation email to be sent to them.

Basically i need to know how to create a login page that the user can login from using their chosen username and pasword, how to create a form for them to create this and the confirmation email.

Sorry if the above makes no sense but if anyone can help or point me in the right direction to a tutorial that would be great.

i will be using dreamweaver to design and have hosting with 5mysql databases,

JonB · 26 Mar 2007 at 21:33

In what context will all this be used for? There are plenty of PHP CMS systems that will do all of the above for you and are fairly easy to set up!

shadow4509 · 26 Mar 2007 at 21:41

hi thanks for the reply, basically im creating a site where people can advertise concert tickets or swap concert tickets, i will also be wanting to add a forum where people can request tickets, review concerts etc.

Thanks

JonB · 26 Mar 2007 at 21:48

Ok, well it might be worth taking a look at something like Joomla or Drupal for this then!

shadow4509 · 30 Mar 2007 at 13:28

ok thanks for the reply but now for the next question

How the hell do i install or use this????

Ive never used php before and have no experience in it whatsoever.

Thanks

JonB · 30 Mar 2007 at 13:45

Well the best bet is to buy a domain and some webspace. Take a look at the OCUK hosting guide. Most of those companies provide cPanel and a section called fantastico which will install it automatically for you!

shadow4509 · 30 Mar 2007 at 13:47

JonB

Thanks for all your help with this mate. I have hosting and domain name already. The hosting is provided by streamline.net . So if i log in to my account i should be able to install through that?

Cheers

JonB · 30 Mar 2007 at 13:49

Do you have cPanel as your administration for your hosting?

shadow4509 · 30 Mar 2007 at 13:57

Yes i do

in the control panel i have access to :

email
ftp
ODBC
SQL Server
Password protection
change password
matrixstats

hargi · 30 Mar 2007 at 14:01

dont mean to hijack the thread but whats fantastico do?

JonB · 30 Mar 2007 at 14:05

It's a system for taking the hassle out of installing open source software, by doing it for you. You give it the location to install and an admin username and password and it copies all the files over for you and set's the databases and permissions up for you.

I use it for giving pieces of software a test, as things can be quickly installed and uninstalled.

If I ever use anything for a live site though, I tend to install it myself, but there is no reason why you couldn't use a fantastico install for that too. It's just personal preference

JonB · 30 Mar 2007 at 14:06

shadow4509 said:
Yes i do

in the control panel i have access to :

email
ftp
ODBC
SQL Server
Password protection
change password
matrixstats

Is that all you have? Doesn't sound like cPanel to me!

cPanel looks something like this:

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shadow4509 · 30 Mar 2007 at 14:22

looking very different to mine lol

I also have phpmyadmin 2.9.1.1

JonB · 30 Mar 2007 at 14:28

Well there is nothing to stop you installing it yourself.

Both Joomla and Drupal have extensive installation guides.

shadow4509 · 30 Mar 2007 at 17:29

ok joomla seemed to be nice and easy to install and setup but when trying to upload through my hosting providers ftp software it wont allow it. It comes up with an error message like:

cannot get contents list for .tar

I also tried the drupal which i managed to upload and then caused my brain to swell and my ears to bleed when trying to set it up lol.

IS there anything else like this around, preferably like joomla which seemed to have a nice and easy installation.

WotDa · 30 Mar 2007 at 17:35

shadow4509 said:
IS there anything else like this around, preferably like joomla which seemed to have a nice and easy installation.

Try Mambo, its what Joomla stemed off from, hence the similarities.

JonB · 30 Mar 2007 at 17:41

Try extracting the .tar before uploading then upload it like that. Should work then.

shadow4509 · 31 Mar 2007 at 12:53

Right im back again lol

I have moombla uploaded and unzipped to my website. But now once again im having trouble installing it or even getting on the website. When i go to my site (dummy site being used as a practice run) www.brixhamauctions.co.uk i get a 403 error message saying i have to log in?

unwashed potato! · 1 Apr 2007 at 05:28

its not asking you to login, its saying something about how a public person doesn't have permission to view the file.

Im not the best to get advice from but my best best is that you will need to change the permission of the file using you FTP so that public can read it.

JonB · 1 Apr 2007 at 13:08

No its not, it's because there is no "index" file. He has probably uploaded it to the wrong folder.