help! does anyone have a really good code for password protected pages? one that can protect pages really well...? and no downloading?

I think there's one at http://www.bravenet.com

does your host supports php?

Here are 3 different methods. I did them just now so its not perfect. :)

JavaScript
<script language="javascript">
function checkpass() {
var the_pass = "hokeypokey"
var pass = document.login.pass.value
if (pass = the_pass) {
window.alert = "Thanks for logging in!"
window.location = "secret.html"
} else {
window.alert = "Your password is incorrect."
}
}
</script>

<form name="login">
<input type="text" name="pass" value="" />
<input type="button" value="submit" onclick="checkpass()" />
</form>

PHP
<?php
function checkpass($pass) {
$the_pass = 'hokeypokey';
if ($pass == $the_pass) {
echo 'Thanks for logging in.';
header('Location: secret.php');
} else {
echo 'Your password is incorrect.';
}
}

$pass = $_REQUEST['pass'];
if (isset($pass)) {
checkpass($pass);
}

?>

<form action="login.php">
<input type="text" name="pass" value="" />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit" />
</form>


Perl
#!usr/bin/perl
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
$the_pass = 'hokeypokey';
if ($pass == $the_pass) {
echo 'Thanks for logging in.';
echo '<script language="javascript">window.location = "secret.php"</script>';
} else {
echo 'Your password is incorrect.';
}

<form action="login.pl">
<input type="text" name="pass" value="" />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit" />
</form>

the php and perl are safe. the javascript is too easy to crack.

you can also try this: http://www.codephobia.com/tutorials/view.php3?idnum=5