security help how do i??? i am new.

[Spirit-of-Life]

Hello, i am fairly new to website building and have been learning alot of various languages oho, msql, and so on, HOWEVER, I have created a massive website which requires Login, I am on a linux server, But once a person Logs into the site they get access to what we allow, BUT if they copy the URL of that PAGE and send it to someone...That person can then Bypass the LOGIN and go directly to the inside page! Being new, I do not know to how prevent this from happening, and i have many pages and accessible programs within my site. CAN SOME PLEASE INFORM of how to prevent this, or encrypt them, or something please? as mentioned i am on a linux with the TURNKEY HOSTING (an Awesome provider) php, Pearl, 25 mysql, java, cgi, apache , html, xml, and i am running alot of flash (my server supports it) I am still learning much of this, Most of my scripts used are expensive purchased scripts. no support. Thank you in advnace for your time to whom ever answers this question for me.

[Nedals]

.. i am fairly new to website building... I have created a massive websiteYou may be out of your depth.

Not knowing the structure of your site, it's a little difficult to respond.

You really need user authentication on every page. This is typically done with a sessionID that could be a cookie or a hidden field. Incorporating that into scripts that you are not familiar with is not easy and probably beyond the scope of this board.

You might be able to use htaccess but that has a few limitations that may not fit with your current configuration.

Most of my scripts used are expensive purchased scripts.You may also want to hire a consultant to solve your problem.

Sorry to be so negative. :(

[Spirit-of-Life]

Thank you for your reply, is there perhaps a program available for the above question? a kind of an all in one solution? again, not knowing advanced knowledge, what about in msql or myphpadmin, someone mentioned maybe you can set "PERMISSIONS" ... .... i can access this, but am not 100 percent compliant of how to safely play within this area. the layout of my site, in my amture opinion is hat it is a quite eloborate layout. and at this time, i am practically out of money as i have it all invested in my current site and in software. . Again friend, I thank you, and should you perhaps stumble on a possible solution, please inform me so that i may try it.