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i am running a couple websites on a win2k serv / iis5 machine. what would you recommend as the best password protection setup for web access other than the built in iis stuff? i have seen alot of scripts / packages that are for apache, but not many for iis. also, i have seen that alot if not all of the php setups require that you add a little bit of code to each html page, which would be a hassle for me, but i would do it if was the only way to take care of the problem. thank you in advance for your recommendations...
 
Normally, for IIS, you really want to stick to ASP code. I think there are a lot of tools that can help you with that.

Otherwise, you can install PHP for IIS, I think best to install it as an ISAPI module, CGI takes too much of a performance hit...
If you choose PHP, yes, it is rather straightforward, you can use the session variables to track who is logged on. I have done this, and basically you add about 4 - 8 lines of code per page.
 
Yeah, if you're already on IIS, you're going to want to use ASP code for it. Perhaps set a session variable. Go to http://www.asp101.com/ to get some insight into how ASP stuff works...

I set up a simple ASP-based password protection system for a company in Omaha. It's doable.
 
i already have been using php for a site i have (not for password stuff), but like you both said, asp is the way to go. i will check out the asp101 page and also search for some scripts. thanks! 🙂
 
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