which web host

[dudeguy]

I need a host for a domain.

I need a password protected area for financial information.

I need limited bandwidth say <100 or 200 mb per month. I need 200 or so mb storage. mainly for word, excel, pdf, html and zip files.

I also need password access for third parties for the financial data.

So I will need a front page, and to go in you need to click a terms and conditions, and essentially get a cookie, so that if someone hotlinks to inside the site, they get redirected to the front page and get forced to click ok to the terms and conditions.

Inside I need a password protected set of directories. It should be simple to administer like uploading an excel file. Once you login you get a cookie stored. Also I need the login page to be a prompt, as I cant write a username and password box into a web page.

The password protected directories should be hotlinkable directly.


Thanks.

 

[mugs]

The features you are describing aren't generally something that you'd get with a web host, buy you can find various scripts around the Internet that will do those things.

 

[dudeguy]

i dont know how to do that, with the scripts. i just want to write some simple web pages in front page, and protect them. the cookie and terms and conditions arent essential but having protected access is.

 

[gigapet]

Originally posted by: dudeguy
i dont know how to do that, with the scripts. i just want to write some simple web pages in front page, and protect them. the cookie and terms and conditions arent essential but having protected access is.

most any host will allow you to password protect a directory.

 

[dudeguy]

gigapet could you suggest one, my domain company was godaddy

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: dudeguy
i dont know how to do that, with the scripts. i just want to write some simple web pages in front page, and protect them. the cookie and terms and conditions arent essential but having protected access is.

most any host will allow you to password protect a directory.

Yeah, with .htaccss, but he wants to be able to upload via a web interface too.

 

[gigapet]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: dudeguy
i dont know how to do that, with the scripts. i just want to write some simple web pages in front page, and protect them. the cookie and terms and conditions arent essential but having protected access is.

most any host will allow you to password protect a directory.

Yeah, with .htaccss, but he wants to be able to upload via a web interface too.

whats wrong with ftping the files?

 

[RossMAN]

Budget?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: dudeguy
i dont know how to do that, with the scripts. i just want to write some simple web pages in front page, and protect them. the cookie and terms and conditions arent essential but having protected access is.

most any host will allow you to password protect a directory.

Yeah, with .htaccss, but he wants to be able to upload via a web interface too.

whats wrong with ftping the files?

Ask him.

 

[WannaFly]

uhm...i wouldnt recommend putting any financial data on a shared webhost.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: WannaFly
uhm...i wouldnt recommend putting any financial data on a shared webhost.

Good advice.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: WannaFly
uhm...i wouldnt recommend putting any financial data on a shared webhost.

ditto. And if you MUST, you'll need to buy yourself an SSL certificate... I sure as hell wouldn't want my financial info floating around on the web.

The standard password protected directories.. are not secure enough for what you want to do.

Could we ask why exactly you're doing this? Is this for a company?

 

[dudeguy]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: dudeguy
i dont know how to do that, with the scripts. i just want to write some simple web pages in front page, and protect them. the cookie and terms and conditions arent essential but having protected access is.

most any host will allow you to password protect a directory.

Yeah, with .htaccss, but he wants to be able to upload via a web interface too.

i have used wsftp before. just i have the personal section of my site from my old isp in front page, but i want a new front page, and a directory and set of sub directories and contents section which is secure, and then just a second directory which i can post my pics on, for friends and family to see.

 

[dudeguy]

Originally posted by: lnguyen

Originally posted by: WannaFly
uhm...i wouldnt recommend putting any financial data on a shared webhost.

ditto. And if you MUST, you'll need to buy yourself an SSL certificate... I sure as hell wouldn't want my financial info floating around on the web.

The standard password protected directories.. are not secure enough for what you want to do.

Could we ask why exactly you're doing this? Is this for a company?

its more complicated than this, but basically the records of a trading account along with the associated data, which i can limit normal access to, it doesnt need to be haxor proof.

 

[DeviousTrap]

Yup, like the others said I wouldn't suggest putting financial stuff on a shared environment as you don't know who owns the server, and what might happen. Granted I do keep all my backups on one of my servers, but that box is exteremly secure, and I'm the one who owns it .

As for the hot linking that would be easy to set up with any control panel, or just a google search on how to set up a .htaccess file.

Edit: Also, I wouldnt suggest that you have less or as much bandwidth as the amount of storage space. That way once you upload the files you will run out of bandwidth. You need more bandwidth than space for most circumstances.

 

[dudeguy]

so is there any host where i can just click boxes and upload an excel sheet for the usernames and logins?

 

[DeviousTrap]

Originally posted by: dudeguy
so is there any host where i can just click boxes and upload an excel sheet for the usernames and logins?

Any host with a control panel will let you create a password protected area with usernames and passwords. Another way would be to do it manually using .htaccess.

 

[dudeguy]

htaccess is too complicated, if i cant find something ill just set up a directory that isnt linked to by anything.

 

[DeviousTrap]

Originally posted by: dudeguy
htaccess is too complicated, if i cant find something ill just set up a directory that isnt linked to by anything.

Its not complicated at all with a control panel. If you want you can contact me on AIM, and I can show you a demo account so you can see how it is to set up.

 

[dudeguy]

thanks devious. but i think its more hassle than its worth, ill see if godaddy does it and if not ill just not link the directory from the front page.