password protecting directories or creating link to members only area

[bradymc]

I've looked in the forums and the admin section and can't find an answer to my problem. So forgive me if this has already been covered.

My client has a directory with a few different pages that he would like only paid customers to have access to. Is it possible to have a "members only" link appear once a customer has signed into the site. Or is it possible to password protect directories so that customers use their ZC UN & PW to get in?

[Ajeh]

What kind of pages are these?

[bradymc]

This is a fitness website. There are two php forms that are used to gather info from the customer about their lifestyle and workout habits. And one html page that has a listing of exercises and their descriptions.

They are currently not a part of the cart system. By that, I mean that they are stand-alone pages and not integrated with my ZC look or feel.

[Ajeh]

If you made them part of Zen Cart you could force the login in order to see the pages ...

I am not sure what happens once you get to those pages with the data, but this is one method of doing it ...

[bradymc]

I've struggled with the option of integrating them with ZC because of the way the function and the space needed to display the info. I guess I could toy around with it and see how it looks. Once I integrate, how do I get them setup so that they are only accessible after the customer logs in?

Is it possible to have a link appear only to someone who is logged in?

[Ajeh]

You can add this to the top of the header_php.php file for that particular page or pages ...

// if the customer is not logged on, redirect them to the login page
if (!$_SESSION['customer_id']) {
  $_SESSION['navigation']->set_snapshot();
  zen_redirect(zen_href_link(FILENAME_LOGIN, '', 'SSL'));
}