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password protecting - 11/29/2005 23:14:13
i have FP 2003.
how do u set up a subsite like yoursite.com/subsite to be passowrd protected? the server my site is on is not asp enabled, just PHP. thx in advance. (i dont know anything about permissions or anyhting related to security or restricting access)
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Kitka
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RE: password protecting - 11/30/2005 0:10:06
Password protected for whom?
Visitors web surfing or for someone to set up a sub-web of their own under your domain?
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RE: password protecting - 11/30/2005 2:00:08
On top of what Kitka said, what kind of password protection?
A popup box that asks for your username/password?
Your host might be able to provide you with something to password protect a folder/directory.
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RE: password protecting - 11/30/2005 16:53:13
well, let me explain my idea; an area of my site that can only be accessed by those with the password; so anyone i want to give it too. but my thought was an area for me to test how pages worked and fit in before making them publicly available.
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RE: password protecting - 11/30/2005 18:11:30
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an area of my site that can only be accessed by those with the password; so anyone i want to give it too. but my thought was an area for me to test how pages worked and fit in before making them publicly available.
You don't really need password protection for that. Just set up a sub-web and ensure that there are no links whatsoever to it from the root domain. If there are no links, no one, not even SE bots, can find it. Then simply share the URL with clients or friends by email.
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RE: password protecting - 11/30/2005 18:21:49
If you really need password protection, FrontPage has the inbuilt facility to do it. You don't need 3rd party scripts. This post has a good description of "how to":
http://www.frontpagewebmaster.com/m-233096/tm.htm#234294
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RE: password protecting - 11/30/2005 19:37:38
thx for the help. ill look into it.
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RE: password protecting - 11/30/2005 22:03:46
I'm not certain about this but I think you just ignore the file. I don't understand its purpose.
But having created the Sub-web and password protected it, the real test is to go and try to open the sub-web from your browser:
http://www.crazedgoosestudios.com/sub-web/
(replace sub-web with the name you called it)
And if you are prompted for a password, the process worked as it should.
As far as I know you can simply delete the file you saved to desktop, it doesn't have a function that I can discern.
Good luck!
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RE: password protecting - 11/30/2005 23:02:13
it says that the subweb doens't exist. which makes sense seeing as it wouldn't let me click submit to create it...
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RE: password protecting - 12/1/2005 17:44:31
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ORIGINAL: Kitka
But having created the Sub-web and password protected it, the real test is to go and try to open the sub-web from your browser:
http://www.crazedgoosestudios.com/sub-web/
(replace sub-web with the name you called it)
And if you are prompted for a password, the process worked as it should.
As far as I know you can simply delete the file you saved to desktop, it doesn't have a function that I can discern.
Good luck!
but the thing is that it wouldn't let me create it...
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RE: password protecting - 12/1/2005 17:54:23
I'm sorry, I don't have any suggestions beyond trying the process again, or create an ordinary folder in your root web and then right click on it in folder view and choose "Convert to Web". Then try applying a password after it is created.
If that doesn't work, maybe someone else here will be able to help.
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RE: password protecting - 12/1/2005 18:16:50
ok. ill try that...
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RE: password protecting - 12/1/2005 20:22:57
ok. new problem. the subweb is showing up now, but when i type in the URL, i get a "does not exist" error. however when i type in the url including the document in the subweb it pulls it up. now that is understandable. at first i thought the password just didnt get installed or whatever, but when im 'connected' in FP, live, and i double-click on the subweb (restricted) it prompts me for a password. why does the password work in FP, but not online?
thx in advance.
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RE: password protecting - 12/1/2005 22:43:26
Have you actually published the sub-web? In the Publish window, there is a check box that says "Include Sub-webs", you might need to check that.
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RE: password protecting - 12/1/2005 23:40:41
i think so, as i didnt create it offline. i made it directly thru the live hook-up or whatever its called when changes are immediate.
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