It provides a simple way to maintain a database of users, allow them access to protected sections of your website, and provide a means to send custom emails your users whenever you want to.

How do I log in to the admin section?

The first user who registers is automatically given admin access.  The admin section is located in the EZUser_Support_Files root directory.  Simply point your browser to "http://www.yoursite.com/script-install-location/EZUser_Support_Files".  If you are using the example files that came with the script, simply click on the copyright symbol located at the bottom of any page to immediately go to the admin section.  (Please remove this link in production installs.  For more details, see the Security page.)

How do I change the look of the script output and forms?

There are a several ways to change the look of the site. 

This script includes "theme" support.  The script comes prepackaged with several themes and newer themes will be available on the website for download.  Each theme will completely change the look and feel of the site.  To change to a different theme, log into the admin section and select "Main Configuration.  You will see a drop down box under the "Theme Section".  Simply select the theme you want and click the "save" button.  Now when you view the sites "home" page again, you will see it with the new theme.

You can use your own html and simply "include" the features that you need from the script.  Most of you already have a web template or similar that defines the look and feel of your website.  Simply use your template and include the feature that you need.  For example to make the page where your users will register, make an html page called "register.php" and make the page look the way you want (excluding the actual registration form itself).  Then insert the include statement in your html in the exact location that you want the registration form to appear.  The script will insert the form and take care of all the processes automatically.  For more info how to use the include statement, see the documentation.

You can make your own custom theme.

What does "include" mean and how do I do it?

The include statement in PHP allows you to "include" any of the available scripts into your webpage.  To use an include, simply place the include statement in the exact place you want the script output to appear in your html page.  Please see the documentation for the exact syntax of the include statement.

When the log in box is displayed - there are several links displayed, namely a "Forgot Password" link, a "Register For A New Account" link and a "Contact Us" link.  They don't seem to point to the right pages.  How do I fix this?

Although you can name your pages anything you want, there are several pages that the script needs to know about to display the right links.  These are set in the “Main Configuration” located in the admin section.  Simply enter the file names for your pages in the “File Names” section.

I cant get the mail to work!  What can I do?

The script will take advantage of 2 ways to send out email.  First - the script will try to use Sendmail which is the standard email functions for PHP and is usually available on most servers.  On some windows servers however, sendmail is not available.  In these cases, you can configure the script to use an open source product called "PHP Mailer" which simulates a SMTP server and is packaged with this script.  These options are configured from the email settings editor.  If neither of these options work for you, get a new web host or abandon this script.  Email MUST work before you can use this script.  For more info on this subject, see the documentation.

How do I change the fields on the registration form?  I need to require them to enter their address... 

This is done from the admin section (registration form editor).  You can select which fields are visible on the form as well as which fields are required for the user to enter.  Just log into the admin section and select "Registration Form Editor".  The default registration form has many fields for marketing data, security questions, etc.  You can easily turn off the item you do not want from the "Registration Form Editor".

I have a page that I want only registered users to see.  How do I do this.

A sample page is already made for you.  Take a look at the file called "example_protect_any_page.php" in the main (root) script directory.  Load it into a text editor and follow the instructions.  Very Easy!

I know you can use this script to send out mass email to my members.  How is this done?

Sending out mass email to your membership is easy.  Simply follow these 3 steps:

1. Compose the letter you want to send using the Email Template Editor.
2. Select the recipients of the email using the "Prepare Mass Email" editor
3. Send the resulting email out from the "Email Outbox".

 Can I add a user by hand?

Yes!  Just go to the "User Editor" and enter their information and click the "Save Changes" button.