admin page for website

jasonmc has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi folks, I'm using the CGI module for my website. I want to create an admin page where some typical admin tasks are done (e.g. approving registrations). How would I go about implementing such a page so that only approved users could access this page?

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Re: admin page for website by Zaxo (Archbishop) on Jul 09, 2006 at 21:57 UTC
It's pretty simple, use one of httpd's authentication mechanisms, and restrict access to the 'admin' group. See the apache manual for details. Https is recommended. After Compline, Zaxo	[reply]
Re: admin page for website by Ieronim (Friar) on Jul 10, 2006 at 09:20 UTC
Keeping it simple, you can add password protection functionality to your page and give the passwords the people you trust :) Do a Super Search on this site. The questions about implementing password protection on the Web are asked quite often. CGI Password is a good place to start.	[reply]