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Software to track people logging into a password-protected website

by CKTaylor7
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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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  • Profile picture of the author Manfred Ekblad
    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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    • Profile picture of the author CKTaylor7
      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.
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  • Profile picture of the author AndyBlackSEO
    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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    • Profile picture of the author CKTaylor7

      Andy Black, SEO



      Can you program this for me? If so, how much?
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  • Profile picture of the author jessicamilled
    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.
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  • Profile picture of the author jminkler
    Originally Posted by CKTaylor7 View Post

    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
    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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    • Profile picture of the author CKTaylor7
      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?
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  • Profile picture of the author d'oviedo
    Is there someway to capture the IP of the visitor?
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    • Profile picture of the author abdul786
      Originally Posted by d'oviedo View Post

      Is there someway to capture the IP of the visitor?
      Yes, there are alot out there...Just Google it
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      • Profile picture of the author jkmg
        I think this free little program would work perfectly for you. It's a free, all-in-one membership site, completely customizable that not only tracks IP's, but each users every move inside the member area. You can see it here

        I hope that helps.

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        • Profile picture of the author CKTaylor7
          Thanks for the tip on the pm30 software. I tried to load it and in the process discovered that the site is hosted on a Windows server and uses a Microsoft Access database.

          Therefore I can't use this .cgi software as it requires Linux.

          Anybody have any other software that works on Windows?
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    • Profile picture of the author AndyBlackSEO
      Originally Posted by d'oviedo View Post

      Is there someway to capture the IP of the visitor?

      $ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

      The variable $ip would then hold the users IP address.
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  • Profile picture of the author lloydblinks
    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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