Web page help needed

[sunysteelfly76]

I may be asking the impossible. I'm looking for a quick and easy way to make a password needed to open a link from my web page. The link will be to a spread sheet showing NCAA results. I don't want to have user names, just type in a password and the link/page will open. I'm using Microsoft Expression Web. I found this instruction page but to me it is neither quick nor easy.

[AtomicCEO]

I may be asking the impossible. I'm looking for a quick and easy way to make a password needed to open a link from my web page. The link will be to a spread sheet showing NCAA results. I don't want to have user names, just type in a password and the link/page will open. I'm using Microsoft Expression Web. I found this instruction page but to me it is neither quick nor easy.

 

Are you using ASP and an Access database? That looked complicated.

 

I remember doing this for a beta tester database I created at my old company, and I just used some perl or php script that I found on a google search. It wasn't the most secure thing in the world, but it worked.

 

I did a Google search:

http://www.zubrag.com/scripts/password-protect.php

That looks pretty simple if your server supports php.

 

If not, just search for "password protect web page cgi" or "password protect web page javascript" or something.

[sunysteelfly76]

Thanks Atomic!

[BiggieFries]

I may be asking the impossible. I'm looking for a quick and easy way to make a password needed to open a link from my web page. The link will be to a spread sheet showing NCAA results. I don't want to have user names, just type in a password and the link/page will open. I'm using Microsoft Expression Web. I found this instruction page but to me it is neither quick nor easy.

 

Do you have access to the webserver? I'm assuming it's a windows machine running IIS, if not please let me know. If you have access to IIS (the webserver) you should be able to password protect a specific directory. Here's a quick tutorial on how to do it:

 

Password Protect a Single Directory in IIS

 

EDT: Also, is this page of yours a dynamic page? Do you use a programming language or are the pages static?

Edited March 22, 2008 by BiggieFries

[AtomicCEO]

I'm assuming it's a windows machine running IIS, if not please let me know.

 

Ack. Who uses IIS when Apache is better and free?

 

I spit on your IIS. :spit:

[BiggieFries]

Ack. Who uses IIS when Apache is better and free?

 

I spit on your IIS. :spit:

 

I agree, but most people won't bother installing apache when IIS is already available.

[sunysteelfly76]

Do you have access to the webserver? I don't know. It's my webpage but to get started my school had a template in place that I built off of. I can edit my webpage from home. I'm assuming it's a windows machine running IIS, if not please let me know. Yes If you have access to IIS (the webserver) you should be able to password protect a specific directory. Here's a quick tutorial on how to do it:

 

Password Protect a Single Directory in IIS

 

EDT: Also, is this page of yours a dynamic page? I don't know. Do you use a programming language or are the pages static? I don't write any code, I just click on tools and work on it like a word document.

Edited March 22, 2008 by sunysteelfly76