Thank You.

Really want to provent anyone from logging onto my website, with them having to log in first before the gaining access to my website. I do know how to make pages none accessable  but visitors has already gained access to the website. I would like to control who can log onto my website ,with them hving to lo in first  Christine

Hello Christine

You could use a .htaccess file for that.

You can see here : https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/216363187-Password-protecting-your-site-with-an-htaccess-file

There are also other sites that tell how to do it.

Using the htacces method will prevent anybody from seeing anything before a valid userid+password is given in.

Doing it this way, you can make a "normal" X5 project and just upload it as usual.

If you already have a site, then you just have to create or edit the access file.

A link to create the passwords is here : https://www.web2generators.com/apache-tools/htpasswd-generator

Advice - You must keep the non-hashed password that the user shall use in a secured place - eventually only on your PC. You get the hashed password that shall be used in the .htpasswd file by using the online service in the link - or maybe find another service.

Hope this helps you.

A tip :

I think the easiest is to use the Notepad++ to create and edit the .htaccess and the .htpasswd  files.

You upload the files by using FileZilla or another FTP-program. X5 can also be used to upload the files.

Hi John

Many thanks for the idea , but I am not up to all of this stuf. Wht I really need is a sort of a script to edit and then to follow on from there. I ave been asking X5 to incororate a log in for years but they have not taken any notice,that is why I have never upgraded as it does not have wat I need in it . Many Thanks Christine

Hello Christine

I think that X5 will never have this function as it is already possible via .htaccess files.

Maybe they will make a function where X5 creates/edits the .htaccess file and then a routine where you can maintain a .htpasswd file. This will be the same but will be easier for the user.

It is just to create 2 files. A few lines in the one file and username and passwords in the other file. It is not complicated and requires no coding skills, but if you don't want to use the .htaccess methos, I think you will have to wait very very patiently for a solution.

This is what could be in the .htaccess  file  :

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AuthUserFile /path/to/.htpasswd

AuthType Basic

AuthName "My restricted Area"

Require valid-user

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And this is what could be in the .htpasswd file

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user1:$apr1$clme56rh$7kbO8h94VA5UWBNpdayu80

user2:$apr1$l76zf4jy$M7064lZwDjJjGigJ48fqP/

user3:$apr1$f2dmapgz$C.8mBkD1DoUiBVJGaCfJM0

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It is only examples, but that is what it takes to password protect a site and give access to 3 users.

When the files is uploaded then it will function.

John

many thanks,

I just do not know where to find this file to put the coded pw and username into . I manage to create a password and user name but thats about it. If when you have time maybe you can guild me to it with a samples  as I do not knowing where to look to put this code that has been created into . Sorry for being so stupid but X5  is a nice program but still hard for people like myself Many Thanks.  

If youn contact me via this page http://calendarforum.dk/contact.html I will guide you. I can make a file for you, that you then can edit to your "real" data and then upload.

The .htaccess thing is not a X5 thing, so we should not misuse the forum for that.

Many Thanks.

I have contacted you via your request Christine

Christine - It seems I have problems with the mailing system on calendarforum.

Could you use this instead : https://pindown.eu/contact.html

Christine, if I wanted this feature I would lock every page so each required a username (email) and password except the Home page, any attempt to open any page via the menu or a link would then require a login.

You could even combine this with a welcome screen to explain the need of a verified login before access would be granted.

The advantage of this over htaccess password is it is easy to remove just one user if required (because each login can be unique)

Thank You Esahc

The purpose of wanting to lock the Home page is once a persn logs onto my webiste I ave forms on it that links to pages and I want to control who gets onto my website. I just want full control and it is not possible to stop anyone logging onto the home page, if there was a Home Page control like they ave with access to pages this would be fine, I have been asking this every year with emails to X5 but they have never carried out this or even attempted to put this into the program that is one reason I ave not upgraded since version 14,Thank You once again Christine

There is no reason that the existing home page cannot be changed to a standard locked page (change the name? index2??) Then create a new home page  from where the user can go nowhere unless they have a log in.

- just a thought :-)

Thank You .

I will try this later and see if it works, but X5 sould consider this additinal application to be able to say who can accesses my website.

Only then I will buy futuerer upgrades  etc, I have all versions from ver 7 up to Pro 14 version but stopped buying from X5 as the one issue I have and X5 has not considered to put it into their new versions over the years. Maybe you sould send a copy of this to the bosses of X5 and their programmers  Regards Christine

Not a problem. I am sure they read every word and every criticism.

Please advise your progress.

Hi Esahc

can you please send me an example of what you have sugested about changing the Homename page an example in a jpeg would be very useful for me to act I am a dumb blond lol

Christine, my apologies, my original instructions did not quite work as expected.

Highlight the existing home page and select copy, then select paste

Now select home page copy and you can rename it (eg home page secure), then lock the page

Now return to your original home page and open it. Remove everything that you do not want people to see. Add a button or text link to open the new secure home page and explain that login and password is required. When the user clicks on the link (or selects the secure home page from the menu) they will be requested to log in.