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Create Logon Dialog

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October 21, 2019
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I am trying to create a logon dialog for a Dreamweaver (DW) website that incorporates SSL on GoDaddy. The website is created with some content but I want to control access to the site with a typical logon dialog that gathers userID and passWord. I understand that this will necessitate a connection to a database on the website. The idea would be to intercept any attempt to access content on the website and redirect to the logon dialog until such time as the user has logged on successfully. This would also require a means of authenticating new user requests. I'm guessing that this will require either substantial code developed with DW on the website or implementation of an application extension of some sort. Using Dreamweaver CS 19.2.1 build 11281. I also have the Adobe Creative Cloud applications in case any of those might help. Thanks in advance for assistance.

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Nancy OShea

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There's nothing inside Dreamweaver that can do this for you out of the box. If you're not up to coding manually with PHP & MySQL, I would highly recommend using the DMX Zone Extension that Ben mentioned . They have been making DW extensions for many years and have a very good reputation in this community.

Another option is to use WordPress with a membership plugin.

https://www.wpkube.com/best-wordpress-membership-plugins-match-budget/

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

JimiJonJarniganJuniorAuthor

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Thanks, Nancy. I purchased the modules for DMXZone and have been going through the tutorial. I cannot get the database connection made. The website is on GoDaddy and I have built a new MySQL database that is now one of three on the site. I've tried using the URL to the site and the IP address for the server address. The DMXZone database connection module tells me that there is a 404 file not found error. I called GoDaddy and they don't know what to do.

Any assistance you can provide to get me so I can connect to the database would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

I don't know if you can connect directly to GoDaddy's databases for security reasons. I always develop my apps on my local testing server. See related links below.

WAMP for Windows - http://www.wampserver.com/en/
XAMPP for Windows - http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html
XAMPP for Mac - http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-macosx.html
MAMP for Mac - http://www.mamp.info/en/downloads/index.html

Setting up a PHP environment in Dreamweaver
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setup_php.html

When the app is finished and working locally, I use my local phpMyAdmin to export local SQL data. Similarly, I log-in to the remote server's phpMyAdmin to import SQL data.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

BenPleysier

Community Expert

Have a look at

Wappler is the DMXzone-made Dreamweaver replacement and includes the best of their powerful extensions, as well as much more!

JimiJonJarniganJuniorAuthor

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Hi Ben,

Thanks very much for your suggestion and the link to the video. I watched the video and have been looking at reviews, although they are quite sparse. Have you tried making this work with the latest version of DW (subscription).

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