password...

[ilkh]

can someone give me the code inorder to have a password on my website, and if possible the way to change the password? thank you

[PeOfEo]

Give you the code eh? http://quasi-ke.servebeer.com/article.doc
That is an article I wrote for www.webreference.com that is awaiting publishment. It shows how to create a login system using asp.net (note, not asp classic)

[ilkh]

looks like a it will help but i will still need some help.
thanks
(like do i use excel for holding the data)

[PeOfEo]

Originally posted by ilkh
looks like a it will help but i will still need some help.
thanks
(like do i use excel for holding the data) No, I used access for this. Access has the feel of excel with the gui. I could have easily done this with xml or sql server too. So if you do not have access I can show you how to use xml to store the data. Make sure your host supports asp.net or asp classic.

[ilkh]

got any ideas?
i mean which one would benext easiest to use?
i dont now anything about xml or sql

[PeOfEo]

well figure out what your host supports. If you are going to have a whole bunch of users then sql server is the best, but no all hosts offer it. Access would be the next best thing because it keeps the size of the data base down if you have more users. XML runs a little faster then access I think, but it tends to grow in size a little faster then acces (access takers up space in blocks as it needs it). So if your host restricts file sizes access would be the better option. Who is hosting this site and I can help you find out.

[ilkh]

well i use geocities.com (the free one for now) i am planning on moving to a better host, but i am looking around for the best one.
so i guess ill chose SQL (i dont now what that is but...
(do you have AIM or MIN or any instant messanger? because that would work alot better)

[PeOfEo]

Originally posted by ilkh
well i use geocities.com (the free one for now) i am planning on moving to a better host, but i am looking around for the best one.
so i guess ill chose SQL (i dont now what that is but...
(do you have AIM or MIN or any instant messanger? because that would work alot better) Oh gosh... geocities is Satan. They will not support asp, access, xml, anything really. A good asp.net host is http://europe.webmatrixhosting.net their faq is in my profile. They have all of the features you would expect from a good ecommerce/professional host, but they are free because ms sponsors this hosting project. So you do not have access on your machine at all? I have aim, its in my profile.

[chrismartz]

i've used brinkster (http://www.brinkster.com) and for what i use them for.....it is worth while....its free too

[PeOfEo]

Originally posted by sirhcchris3
i've used brinkster (http://www.brinkster.com) and for what i use them for.....it is worth while....its free too NO! Absolutly not! Brinkster is not much better then geocities. Brinkster caps the bandwidth low, has ads, does not allow code behinds, has no smtp access, no mssql server, no ftp, no global files alloud, is on w2k -- not 2k3, and it is riddled with #500 errors caused by their horrible web farm setup. WMH is infinatly better, wmh is what you would expect from ecommerce hosting, but it is free for you because ms has prepaid parking to provide this service.

[chrismartz]

i used it about a year ago and it didn't have adds but it must have changed

[PeOfEo]

Originally posted by sirhcchris3
i used it about a year ago and it didn't have adds but it must have changed I used it about a year ago as well and hated them then too. I did not want to pay for my practice work either. I am glad I found wmh. I do run stuff off of this box here for tesing, but its good to be able to put stuff on a full time web server so you can show it to others.