The first step to start using the login tools of Quick 'n Easy Web Builder, is to check

whether your webhost supports PHP. Without PHP support you cannot use these tools.

 

A login system with multiple users needs a database to store the data of the users (like name, password etc). So the first thing we need to do is setup the database. The login tools can use either a flat file database, where all data is stored in a text file (usersdb.php) on the server, OR a MySQL database. In this template we will use a text file.

 

A flat file database is basically just a text file on the server, so it can be created with any standard text editor:

1. Open a plain text editor and create an empty file named 'usersdb.php'.

Or you can download an example database here: http://www.quickandeasywebbuilder.com/support/usersdb.zip

2. Upload the file to the same folder as where you are going to upload your (protected) pages to. You can use then built-in FTP tool or other FTP software to upload the file to the server.

3. After the file has been uploaded you need to modify the permissions of the file so the PHP script can write data to it. The correct permissions are 757 or 777.

4. Alternatively you can use the file transfer tool of your host's control panel. If there is no option to set write permission then you may need to contact your web hosting service and request write permissions for the file.

 

Now you can start creating new users. Click 'User Administrator'.