how to?

[Zurdo]

hello,

I'm building a site using NVU:

1) I want everyone who wants to Enter, to become a "Member" by Registering first, just like we register here to be able to post a new thread or reply to one.

However, the site is not a Forum like this one, it is a site displaying a collection of documents and images; Regardless of the content of the site, I want visitors to Register before they are let in.

Is there a script available that will let me do this somewhat easily? I am not an expert in HTML.

thanks for your help.

Zurdo

[djr33]

Beyond HTML. You will need a server side language, like PHP.
You could look into using a database, which is probably the best option.
http://php-mysql-tutorial.com

For a working script, though a bit complex (but understandably so, as it has a number of features), you can try this, written by Twey:
http://twey.co.uk?q=loginscript

[Zurdo]

mi madre! that script is beyond my understanding, (for the time being until I become familiar with it). I don't even know what SQL is! so go ahead and laugh! :D

I'll have to go through the Tutorial.

Thanks,
Zurdo

[djr33]

Sure, if you don't understand that, it's a good idea to look at the tutorial and then use the prewritten script.
MySQL (and SQL in general) is a database language, that can be used with PHP to store and retrieve information.

It can feel a bit overwhelming at first, since this is advanced web design, but, hey, welcome. And that tutorial is well written, I think, so it should get you going soon enough.