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Hi all

I would like to have a password protected area on my website using Bubba's user credentials. Can this easily done?

Many Thanks
Gary

Hi

don't get why you would want to couple your bubba user to your website.

to add a private section to your website,
the most easy and practical is to use .htaccess file

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/howto/auth.html
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/howto/htaccess.html

or use php & mysql
i use phpfusion to power my website.

cheers
Eek

hiya

I only use my bubba for personal use, share photos etc with family and friends. So there are only a few users altogether. All whom I trust and have granted have access to web-admin.

But I would also like these users to have access to a password protected area on my website, to share personal photos etc, or even just a few web pages that I don’t want visible to the public.

The main reasons why I would like to use Bubba’s users is simply because these are strictly the users I want to limit access too. And it would also require less work in regards to user set-up and maintenance; from my eyes it would just be a lot easier and maintainable.

Hi

You mean they all login using the admin user?
if so, you could create new users and they could use that account to login to the web-admin.

But i would recommend you to use a different method.
For instance use a wiki site or a portal site.
That is much nicer, easier and more secure.
And it is very easy to set-up and maintain.

You can for example test-drive php-fusion:
http://www.opensourcecms.com/index.php? ... iew&id=464

cheers
Eek

PS. I also have the web-site just for friends and family

so if i download PHP-Fusion 6.01.13

What must i do with it ?
do i have to install more than that to make it to work ?
is it only to put it in web directory ?
sorry for all stupid questions but im new to linux.

No, they all have their own user accounts to access bubba's web-admin.
I just want the exact same users to have access to a protected area of my website using the same user credentials as they have to access bubba's web-admin.

It would be a simpler and lighter solution than using a CMS. And users will only need to be set-up the once. Besides what i plan will be pretty basic, no need for a CMS of any sort.

Basically I want to set up a directory called user-area that will be like so mywebsite.com/user-area/ that when you navigate to, it'll present you with a login screen, similar to that of the web-admin. Where all my bubba users can sign in and access this protected area.

Got it.

I think you can just reuse the php code of the bubba's web-admin page and use it to create your own user-area site.

Or create the user-area directory in your html directory and put a .htaccess file for authentication in it.

so if i download PHP-Fusion 6.01.13
What must i do with it ?

I will create a how-to ... soon ...

HI GaryL,

I think you should look into the package libapache2-mod-auth-pam and htaccess. http://pam.sourceforge.net/mod_auth_pam/ Or possibly php4-auth-pam to avoid the ugly basic authentication popup.

/Tor

thanks guys

i know very little when i comes to php, so libapache2-mod-auth-pam seems to be the easiest for me.

heres a few links i found:

http://www.linux.com/base/ldp/howto/Use ... /x316.html
http://muyiwataiwo.com/main/book_page/c ... entication

shall have a crack at it tonight