So far I have made this work. But now I have to ask...what about a pdf file? I cant add php code to it so what do I do. I need to be able to restrict the pdf so a user can only get to it during a current session.
Thanks again for all the previous posts. You all directed me to a good place. My pdf files sliped my mind when I posted. I should have added this problem before. I hope it can still be done. Thanks, Aaron "Miles Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aaron, > > The way to do it is to have an authentication page where users log in. A > successful login starts the session, on each subsequent page test for the > session and if it is not present, redirect to the login page. This test is > just one line at the top of each page you want to protect. > > This way if someone comes to a members page through something like Google, > they will be redirected automatically to the login page. > > Trust this his helpful - Miles Thompson > > At 11:42 AM 8/5/2004, Aaron Todd wrote: > >Hello, > > > >I am trying to build up a members only site, but I need some direction. So > >far I have written a page that will let a user register for access. That > >script emails me their info so I can validate it, sends them a "thankyou" > >email and then sends the data to a temporary MySQL database table. In the > >email that I get I created two links. One will send the user an acceptance > >email and put their info in a final database table. The other will send the > >user a Deny email and will delete their info from the temporary database > >table. > > > >I have also created a login script that will ask for a username and password > >and verify it with the database. If its all correct then it will redirect > >you to a restricted page. > > > >The direction I need is how do I go about restricting access to the members > >only pages? I have been reading up on sessions, which I think will be a > >cool addition to this site, but I still havent found much on restrictin > >access without a username and password. Currently my login and registration > >pages are located in the root of the domain. The all the members only pages > >are in a directory called /members/. > > > >Can anyone give me some direction on how I should go about all this. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Aaron > > > >-- > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
