Software to track people logging into a password-protected website

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Hi - Hope I have this question in right place, I wasn't sure.

I have a website for a family estate that is protected by a username and password (saved in an MS Access database).

I need to track every time someone logs onto the website, who it is, and when they log off.

Is anyone aware of any software that can handle this?

Thanks,

Cathy
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  • Hi Cathy,

    What software are you currently using that checks if the username and password match?

    If it's a script in PHP or ASP then you can modify or extend that script so that it also logs whenever someone log in or log off.

    You would also need to handle timeouts, in case someone doesn't log off but just close the browser window or turn of the computer or such.

    Please give us some more information about the login functionality you already have in place...
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    • Manfred Ekblad

      The site is hosted on Windows with a Microsoft Access database. I don't have a clue how to add code for this functionality.

      But I'm willing to pay if it's reasonable.
  • You can just do this through a mySQL database etc with some PHP. Upon user login and verification it can just log the user, date and time.

    You can then write another small script that will allow you to view or manage this log.
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    • Andy Black, SEO



      Can you program this for me? If so, how much?
  • Yeah i think you really have to do some server side scripting to do that. I can't think of an external software to track user logs.
  • And there is not really an easy way for you to check when they logged off either using this authentication method.
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    • Heh everyone - thanks so much for responding.

      I built a small database in Microsoft Access. But I'm no programmer, so I wouldn't be able to code anything.

      If someone wants to do this for me, how do I go about posting a job and getting quotes?
  • Is there someway to capture the IP of the visitor?
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    • Yes, there are alot out there...Just Google it
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    • $ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

      The variable $ip would then hold the users IP address.
  • I suggest you make use of state management, by using server side state management you can track people that logging into your web page.
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