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Password Protected Membership Site/forum

I`m interested in creating a membership site where only paying members can access things. There will be another class of user that must be registered and login to access but they don`t pay.
I`m looking for suggestions on what programs to look at for something like this.
Thank you SUN.
justryingtohelp7/20/2008 9:41 PM
I`m looking for suggestions on what programs to look at for something like this.
Thank you SUN.
justryingtohelp7/20/2008 9:41 PM
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What is the overall website going to be? CMS, forum, or what?
Rgds,Ric
I looked at the phpbb site (a free open source), as my host supports this - but honestly couldn`t find out much there. For the none forum pages I will be using CMS as well.
Calling it at night now.
Most CMS/forum types of programs have user levels, so that you can limit members of certain levels or groups to access just areas you choose.
If you have a site already made, you can implement premade membership scripts into your site. Within PHP/MySQL scripting, for example, you can easily use sessions/cookies/database information to do the same as I already mentioned, or even block the entire site until a user/member logs in. However, blocking all content to potential new users/members could very well prohibit them from wanting to join a site; if they can`t preview what your site offers, they may not pursue it.
How does the idea of starting a blog first while I work on building the freelance base and actual paid part of the site up sound? Then I could collect information from freelancers and attorneys who are interested in the project and keep them updated on the progress.
At the rate I`m going it seems like I will be using Word Press CMS, phpBB and AMember. Then I`ll probably need some help to make sure I have everything setup right and some graphic assistance to make it nice and professional.
As to others (2checkout, ikobo and moneybookers) I am still making some
researches; however I heard a lot of horror stories about 2checkout, in
addition they have a set up fee.