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Password protect page?

New Here ,
Mar 20, 2018 Mar 20, 2018

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Hi wanting to create a password protected page for clients to view privately...

Any links on a how-to for Dreamweaver CC?

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Community Expert , Mar 20, 2018 Mar 20, 2018

The easiest way to do that would be to create a "clientname" folder on your server, then password protect that folder through your hosting admin panel.

So reviewing sites would be done by going to www.yoursite.com/clientname. Upon arrival, they would be prompted to enter the password. once they do, they'd have access to all contents stored there with nothing to set up in DW. No scripts or database connections required.

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Mar 20, 2018 Mar 20, 2018

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The easiest way to do that would be to create a "clientname" folder on your server, then password protect that folder through your hosting admin panel.

So reviewing sites would be done by going to www.yoursite.com/clientname. Upon arrival, they would be prompted to enter the password. once they do, they'd have access to all contents stored there with nothing to set up in DW. No scripts or database connections required.

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New Here ,
Mar 20, 2018 Mar 20, 2018

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THANK YOU! Jon and Nancy

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LEGEND ,
Mar 20, 2018 Mar 20, 2018

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I wouldnt do it like you have been advised, its economical rather than a bespoke approach.

If you can work with some simple php there are plenty of threads in this forum that l have provided code for that will password protect a page, without the necessity to use a scraping the barrel solution.

Still that may be acceptable to you, l dont know.

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LEGEND ,
Mar 20, 2018 Mar 20, 2018

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Not everyone who asks questions in DW forum are server-side scripters.  Many are fine with straight HTML, and have no need or desire to learn a server-side language.

What Jon and Nancy have proposed is easiest to implement and does not require server-side languages such as PHP, JSP, CF, or ASP.  Plus the security is on the OS, not on an application server.

V/r,

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LEGEND ,
Mar 20, 2018 Mar 20, 2018

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As l said the economical solution may be acceptable, depends how professional you want your website to appear to your users.

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New Here ,
Mar 25, 2018 Mar 25, 2018

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HI Joh thanks...so I did this it worked for a couple of days...then when I would go the page I created...via web address I would see the directory with all the files...no more webpage? Any solutions would be appreciated.

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Community Expert ,
Mar 25, 2018 Mar 25, 2018

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Is your domain name home page saved as index.html?

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator
Alt-Web Design & Publishing ~ Web : Print : Graphics : Media

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New Here ,
Mar 25, 2018 Mar 25, 2018

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Hi Nancy yes..it is but I have changed the original index or the site

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New Here ,
Mar 25, 2018 Mar 25, 2018

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oops to the site

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Community Expert ,
Mar 25, 2018 Mar 25, 2018

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Is the page free of errors?

Did you upload it to the correct folder?
Did you refresh your browser?

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator
Alt-Web Design & Publishing ~ Web : Print : Graphics : Media

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LEGEND ,
Mar 26, 2018 Mar 26, 2018

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Your webserver should be configured to not allow directory view.

V/r,

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Mar 20, 2018 Mar 20, 2018

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The key thing here is to password protect a directory on the remote server.    

If you have Plesk or C-panel as part of your hosting plan, this should be a piece of cake.   The procedure is fairly standard no matter which hosting company you use.

How do I Password Protect a directory in cPanel? | InMotion Hosting

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator
Alt-Web Design & Publishing ~ Web : Print : Graphics : Media

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Mentor ,
Mar 20, 2018 Mar 20, 2018

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https://forums.adobe.com/people/Nancy+OShea  wrote

The key thing here is to password protect a directory on the remote server.    

If you have Plesk or C-panel as part of your hosting plan, this should be a piece of cake.   The procedure is fairly standard no matter which hosting company you use.

How do I Password Protect a directory in cPanel? | InMotion Hosting

Good tutorial

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Mar 20, 2018 Mar 20, 2018

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ALsp  wrote

Good tutorial

Thanks.  Welcome back to the forums, Al .  Did your previous posts get restored?

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator
Alt-Web Design & Publishing ~ Web : Print : Graphics : Media

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Mar 26, 2018 Mar 26, 2018

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Yes and no. The ones from this year seem to have been deleted.

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