secure login page

[juliahaha]

Hi there,

Not sure this is the right place to post my question but here goes:

I've built a site with xhtml/xslt - I'm self-taught and I can just about do that. But now I've got to make a whole part of the site 'password protected', where people have to register, get sent a password and login with that to be able to access the extra information. I also need to be able to collect their email addresses.

I have no idea where to start.:confused: I don't mind paying for some software but it needs to fit in with current site.

I've stumbled upon Wordpress and Joomla - would that be any good?

Would be grateful for a pointer in the right direction. Thanks.

[donatello]

Wordpress is a good solution as it has this functionality already built in. Then you can get plugins to take care of things such as "captcha", "permalinks" and other features that you will want to add.

Is this area going to be a forum or blog?

For a forum, you can just use phpBB or Vanilla both of which are free and easy to set up. I've put up forums in both.

[JeremyA]

If you're interested in making a password protected wing of your site via php, i could help you. i dont have much experience with Joomla or wordpress.

captcha isnt too hard to incorporate.