The htaccess file should work, but it winds up requiring a sign in every time you try to navigate pages within the members only folder. Interestingly, the problem only happens with Internet Explorer. I wrote and tested it all using Firefox and have no trouble navigating, but IE requires a sign in for every page!!

1. The site is hosted on a Linux server. I heard that htaccess is geared for Apache servers only. So I have two questions:
2. Yup. PHP would be a more efficient way to approach database gearing in Linux-based servers. This of course, would take time… but would save a lot more trouble than constantly tweaking the htaccess and htpassword files to work with a server it doesn't yet fully support; what's funnny is that it, the htaccess and htpassword files, understand the Linux OS, and understand the basic code you throw at it… but since it's made for HTML editing through Windows, it has to utilize the full libraries within the Windows OS. Since Linux can't provide the necessary libraries to complete the tasks, it only tends to work under which libraries are supported by Linux at the moment… while excluding the necessary portions it can't refer to.

   Internet-based servers abound. Sure, IE can use Apache, but it can also use MSN (Microsoft), Internet Information Services (IIS)… again from Microsoft, Sun Java System Web Server (Sun Microsystems), formerly Sun ONE Web Server, iPlanet Web Server, Netscape Enterprise Server, and Zeus Web Server from Zeus Technology. The point is… there's an abundance of selection. The list above consists of the servers most used today.

   Try to find a Linux-based web server than can meet your needs. HTTP and HTML still work fine on Linux.

   Also, I don't know if mySQL or PHP will help you when it comes to design. But since you're using it for sign-ins and level-coordinated security… I don't see any problem with it. Try to utilize the mySQL and/or PHP with the Linux Server through HTTP and HTML. It should work (never done it, myself… but I see absolutely no problem with it…). But when it comes to Windows-based libraries… such as what the htaccess and htpassword files tend to use… fuhgettaboutit. Stick with the above.

   Check out the link below. It has a list of web servers currently in operation. You might be able to find something that can better suit your needs… such as an inexpensive Windows-based server (so you can continue with your htaccess and htpassword operations) or something else. It's not much, but it should help. Price-wise… you're on your own.

3. First: Is the htaccess and htpassword combination usable on Linux Servers and if so where can I find a Complete-ish tutorial to help me understand what is going wrong? Even knowing what book to buy would help.
4. Second: Is php / mysql a better way to approach this on a Linux server?
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/category:we…
6. you can use SERVER code to gather all data

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