Res — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 01:28:58 +0000

wow, thank you! Since I'm a real newbie at membership sites, I may try my hand with that first CptAwesome to get a feel for it. cool:)

CptAwesome — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 01:05:56 +0000

If you want something really simple, you could use something like a
Bravenet Password Gate...
http://www.bravenet.com/webtools/passwd/index.php
combined with their free chat
http://www.bravenet.com/webtools/chat/index.php

Unfortunatly, from what I am told, the password gate is manual management, and limited numbers of users allowed.

clientcenters — Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:06:03 +0000

you can use cookies or you can use phpnuke phpnuke.org. I've also used LockedLite for members area. You'll have to delete the free sign up to prevent people from signing up for free. Locked area lite is htaccess management and is not automated but it would work for you: http://www.locked-area.com/html/

On Hotscripts.com:
PHP: http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/User_Management/index.html
CGI: http://www.hotscripts.com/CGI_and_Perl/Scripts_and_Programs/User_Management/index.html

Res — Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:19:05 +0000

Yeah I was kinda thinking a subscription thing might be the way to go without having to hire a programmer. heh Paypal does offer a subscription thingy so either I read your mind or you read mine. lol So hmmm...how to implement a membership system, now that's not a bad idea either. Off to google, thanks Abhishek! My site is really a WordPress blog, shouldn't be too big a deal. (famous last words)

Abhishek Reddy — Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:07:55 +0000

This could get a little complex, going beyond HTML and Javascript...

You'll probably want to create a membership system, so you can validate who clicked to pay and also contacts them if there are any problems. In fact, depending on how PayPal works (not too sure), you might be better off creating a subscription service to your chat room. Only registered members who have paid can enter, and so on.

I may be wrong, but I can't imagine a system whereby any visitor must only click a PayPal button to enter, being robust and effective.