I hope I'm not breaking protocol and and starting a new thread when I should be checking back in the historical stuff.  Anyway here goes.  I've been using Dreamweaver for sometime to build basic websites and a few years ago found I could no longer upload files directly to my server from Dreamweaver.  My server is located with 1and1 which I've used for many years too.  Now I have to do the design work on DW and then use Filezilla to upload.

Recently I built a new site that requires a login page for members but I've found it impossible because DW does not connect to my server.  During construction of the login page it ask me to access the Server Behavior link and open a new menu by pressing the + sign.  Unfortunately the sign is greyed out so can't complete the construction.  I've searched all over the net to find a solution and eventually tried installing a WAMPSERVER but couldn't seem to get that up and running.

Could anyone help me with basic instructions on how to install a login page onto DW without connecting to my server?

I hope this makes sense.  I'm a keen amateur with some knowledge but no expert.

Thanks in advance.

Welcome!

To be honest I've no idea how Dreamweaver would want to do things, I still use the IDE then file manage via Filezilla method as well. What language are you using for the login process (PHP/ASP etc)? Might be easier to bypass the DW way.

Thanks for your reply.  I'll begin by saying although I do understand code, I generally use WYSIWYG to build sites.  Originally I built my first site using MS Frontpage and then moved to DW when MS stopped supporting FP.  I have a reasonable grasp of how to build but struggle with issues like this.  I'm using the DW guide to build a login page and the format is PHP. and I've also downloaded a few login templates which are also PHP.  I did look at other options to DW but really couldn't find anything that suited my limited knowledge and having just looked at IDE it might be difficult for me to shift across to something that appears to be mainly code.  I'll keep looking to see if there is an option I can handle.

Where are you storing the user information?

A login page usually looks up a table in a database to check the login credentials. Without this it's just a simple form not a login page.

I stopped using DW years ago. There are so many good CMS applications you can use with thousands of ready made template and extensions. They all have built in login pages, search functions and everything else you would need.

Thanks for reply

I created a mdb database using MS Access but can't figure out how to connect it to the login form.  As i said in my first post, because DW can't connect to my server, I can't complete the process of building a login.

I'm a tad long in the tooth and have used DW for a long while so it's a bit daunting to begin using a new app.  I should have shifted to another app when my server stopped allowing me to upload from DW but stuck with it.  Can you recommend a fairly basic CMS app?

https://wordpress.org/

Totally free  - you just need to install on your server.

Over 1000 free themes: https://wordpress.org/themes/

And over 50,000 free plugins to do just about anything you want: https://wordpress.org/plugins/

 

Thanks for that.  I've used Wordpress for a blog but not a website.  I'll check it out.

Wordpress has moved on a lot, very few people use it as a pure blog anymore.

Thanks, I'm certainly getting frustrated using DW!