How do I make user accounts?

[p1nkie3]

I've been searching and searching and searching for an answer to this question for the longest time!! I want to know how I can make a user account area on my website. I may be calling it the wrong thing, so just to clarify, I mean the sort of thing where people can log in and see their own personal stuff. I should probably add that, although I can make a decent website, I'm no pro (or anywhere close to it). If anybody could explain how to do this in simple terms, or give me a website that would help me, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks so much!

~whitney

[AdamGundry]

You're going to need a server-side script to handle this, written in a language such as Perl (CGI), PHP or ASP. Find out which languages you have available with your web host, then search for a script in that language.

Adam