Can Dreamweaver assist in creating a Human Age Verification Gateway Page?

Report · Apr 29, 2012

My client, a Beer Destributer and all other websites that market alcohol, even the small guys, have seen an increase in audits by the The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and need a gateway for users to put their age in, if over 18, to view the site. See Sam Adams site as an example: http://www.samueladams.com.

It seems people pick one of two methoods for this. Just a Yes/No question on a Gateway page, or a page where they actually have to put in their age. Either way, it is created so that you cannot access the site without verifying your age.

Is there anything existing in Dreamweaver that may help me fulfill these technical requirements?

This is the site thus far: http://www.atomic.cyndeeadkins.com/

It's still a work in progress of course....

Report · Apr 30, 2012

As all of us are aware, either methods are not completely foolproof.

If you just want Yes/ No, you could simply make a landing page with 2 buttons - Yes and No. Link the Yes button to the main site and No button to Google.com or some other custom page that says their access is denied as they're underage.

If you want a DOB field to validate the age, here's the script:

<?php
    $msg = null;
    if ((is_numeric($_POST['month']) && !empty($_POST['month'])) &&
    (is_numeric($_POST['day']) && !empty($_POST['day'])) &&
    (is_numeric($_POST['year']) && !empty($_POST['year']))
    ){
    $month = $_POST['month'];
    $day = $_POST['day'];
    $year = $_POST['year'];
    if ($year < 1994){
    // redirects to new location
    header('Location: http://www.google.com/');
    }else{
    $user_timestamp = mktime(0, 0, 0, $month, $day, $year);
    $legal_timestamp = strtotime('-18 years');
    if($user_timestamp < $legal_timestamp){
    // redirects to new location
    header('Location: http://www.yahoo.com/');
    }else{
    $msg = "Underage not allowed to to access content";
    }
    }
    }
    ?>
<div style="float:center; margin-left:30px;">
  <?php if (!empty($msg)): ?>
  <div style="float:center; width:300px; color:red; border:1px solid red"><?php echo $msg; ?></div>
  <?php else: ?>
  <form name="myform" method="post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>">
    <select style="float:center; margin-right:5px;" name="month">
      <option value="MM">MM</option>
      <option value="01">01</option>
      <option value="02">02</option>
      <option value="03">03</option>
      <option value="04">04</option>
      <option value="05">05</option>
      <option value="06">06</option>
      <option value="07">07</option>
      <option value="08">08</option>
      <option value="09">09</option>
      <option value="10">10</option>
      <option value="11">11</option>
      <option value="12">12</option>
    </select>
    <select style="float:center; margin-right:5px;" name="day">
      <option value="DD">DD</option>
      <option value="01">01</option>
      <option value="02">02</option>
      <option value="03">03</option>
      <option value="04">04</option>
      <option value="05">05</option>
      <option value="06">06</option>
      <option value="07">07</option>
      <option value="08">08</option>
      <option value="09">09</option>
      <option value="10">10</option>
      <option value="11">11</option>
      <option value="12">12</option>
      <option value="13">13</option>
      <option value="14">14</option>
      <option value="15">15</option>
      <option value="16">16</option>
      <option value="17">17</option>
      <option value="18">18</option>
      <option value="19">19</option>
      <option value="20">20</option>
      <option value="21">21</option>
      <option value="22">22</option>
      <option value="23">23</option>
      <option value="24">24</option>
      <option value="25">25</option>
      <option value="26">26</option>
      <option value="27">27</option>
      <option value="28">28</option>
      <option value="29">29</option>
      <option value="30">30</option>
      <option value="31">31</option>
    </select>
    <select style="float:center;" name="year">
      <option value="YYYY">YYYY</option>
      <option value="2012">2012</option>
      <option value="2011">2011</option>
      <option value="2010">2010</option>
      <option value="2009">2009</option>
      <option value="2008">2008</option>
      <option value="2007">2007</option>
      <option value="2006">2006</option>
      <option value="2005">2005</option>
      <option value="2004">2004</option>
      <option value="2003">2003</option>
      <option value="2002">2002</option>
      <option value="2001">2001</option>
      <option value="2000">2000</option>
      <option value="1999">1999</option>
      <option value="1998">1998</option>
      <option value="1997">1997</option>
      <option value="1996">1996</option>
      <option value="1995">1995</option>
      <option value="1994">1994</option>
      <option value="1993">1993</option>
      <option value="1992">1992</option>
      <option value="1991">1991</option>
      <option value="1990">1990</option>
      <option value="1989">1989</option>
      <option value="1988">1988</option>
      <option value="1987">1987</option>
      <option value="1986">1986</option>
      <option value="1985">1985</option>
      <option value="1984">1984</option>
      <option value="1983">1983</option>
      <option value="1982">1982</option>
      <option value="1981">1981</option>
      <option value="1980">1980</option>
      <option value="1979">1979</option>
      <option value="1978">1978</option>
      <option value="1977">1977</option>
      <option value="1976">1976</option>
      <option value="1975">1975</option>
      <option value="1974">1974</option>
      <option value="1973">1973</option>
      <option value="1972">1972</option>
      <option value="1971">1971</option>
      <option value="1970">1970</option>
      <option value="1969">1969</option>
      <option value="1968">1968</option>
      <option value="1967">1967</option>
      <option value="1966">1966</option>
      <option value="1965">1965</option>
      <option value="1964">1964</option>
      <option value="1963">1963</option>
      <option value="1962">1962</option>
      <option value="1961">1961</option>
      <option value="1960">1960</option>
      <option value="1959">1959</option>
      <option value="1958">1958</option>
      <option value="1957">1957</option>
      <option value="1956">1956</option>
      <option value="1955">1955</option>
      <option value="1954">1954</option>
      <option value="1953">1953</option>
      <option value="1952">1952</option>
      <option value="1951">1951</option>
      <option value="1950">1950</option>
      <option value="1949">1949</option>
      <option value="1948">1948</option>
      <option value="1947">1947</option>
      <option value="1946">1946</option>
      <option value="1945">1945</option>
      <option value="1944">1944</option>
      <option value="1943">1943</option>
      <option value="1942">1942</option>
      <option value="1941">1941</option>
      <option value="1940">1940</option>
      <option value="1939">1939</option>
      <option value="1938">1938</option>
      <option value="1937">1937</option>
      <option value="1936">1936</option>
      <option value="1935">1935</option>
      <option value="1934">1934</option>
      <option value="1933">1933</option>
      <option value="1932">1932</option>
      <option value="1931">1931</option>
      <option value="1930">1930</option>
      <option value="1929">1929</option>
      <option value="1928">1928</option>
      <option value="1927">1927</option>
      <option value="1926">1926</option>
      <option value="1925">1925</option>
      <option value="1924">1924</option>
      <option value="1923">1923</option>
      <option value="1922">1922</option>
      <option value="1921">1921</option>
      <option value="1920">1920</option>
      <option value="1919">1919</option>
      <option value="1918">1918</option>
      <option value="1917">1917</option>
      <option value="1916">1916</option>
      <option value="1915">1915</option>
      <option value="1914">1914</option>
      <option value="1913">1913</option>
      <option value="1912">1912</option>
      <option value="1911">1911</option>
      <option value="1910">1910</option>
      <option value="1909">1909</option>
      <option value="1908">1908</option>
      <option value="1907">1907</option>
      <option value="1906">1906</option>
      <option value="1905">1905</option>
      <option value="1904">1904</option>
      <option value="1903">1903</option>
      <option value="1902">1902</option>
      <option value="1901">1901</option>
      <option value="1900">1900</option>
    </select>
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" />
  </form>
  <?php endif; ?>
</div>

Report · May 13, 2012

Thanks s much! This was extremely helpful.