site with registration

website with membership registration

[porqpyn]

I might build a site that requires membership registration: user name, password, login and logout (and whatever else). Where do I get the script? Any advice, warnings, etc. would be appreciated.

[ukgimp]

Dont go overboard with the amount of information a user needs to give. I did some promo work for a site that required so many bits of info I was convinced that was the reason it failed. They even asked for a DNA sample (not really :))

You will need to consider a server technology like php or ASP to do the passwords and sessions.

Should not be too difficult to find stuff like that on google

[jatar_k]

You will definitely need a scripting solution and DB. I would suggest speakig to your host to find out what scripting language and database may be available with your present package. You can then have a better idea of your options before you start looking.

hotscripts.com is a good resource. There are many others as well. I would also suggest getting some basic understanding of the language you choose. These scripts are not actually plug and play. Especially when you will have to put multiple scripts together for the various behaviours you have mentioned.

We do have forums here that may help as well.
Microsoft .NET and Related Technologies [webmasterworld.com] for ASP
Perl and PHP CGI Scripting [webmasterworld.com]

[glengara]

I take it you've thought of the bots?

[porqpyn]

The "bots"? If you're talking to me I have no idea. I guess I'm someone with a website more than a webmaster. I might have to delve more into this I suppose. I've seen two types of reqistrations. One is the simple "alert" type message that pops up when going to the webpage. The other is the more sophisticated kind that I see on Bravenet with the type-in user name and password.

[glengara]

Bots are the search engine 'spiders' that crawl and index web pages.
Using registration etc. will probably stop them going further into your site.
Though you may want that of course.

[porqpyn]

I've been looking at the scripts and included in the info is "Platform(s): Unix, Windows NT". Does this mean that Mac users can't see the password box or login?

[NameNick]

porqpyn

I've been looking at the scripts and included in the info is "Platform(s): Unix, Windows NT". Does this mean that Mac users can't see the password box or login?

No, this mean that the server where the script runs have to be Unix or Windows NT.

NN

[jatar_k]

What kind of server you are hosted on?

>>requires membership registration

does this mean that a user will have to signup and login to see anything?

[Hawkgirl]

Any advice, warnings, etc. would be appreciated.

Obviously this depends on the type of site you're building, but my advice is:

Don't make users register right away if there's no reason for it. They're much more likely to register if you give them something-for-nothing first. Only after you've shown that your site is "valuable" to them should you ask them to register.

Good luck!

[porqpyn]

In answer to previous questions:
Kind of server hosted on: right now I have a site on Geocities but that could change (If that’s what you’re asking).
As I see it, I will post details about the site on the homepage. Then they can register. I’ve seen two scripts that seem good for me. The one with the password, and the enter button and the pop-up that is the same in appearance as the pop-us built into my computer.
Just as long as I can match the username with his email address just in case someone causes trouble.