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Where is my original html file? I tried
to open the protected html file, but all I get is the locked
info!
After protection, the file with the original file name will
be protected, and the original un-protected file will backup
as *.PreLock at the same directory.
Suppose you have a file named "c:\test\member.htm".
After protection, the file "c:\test\member.htm" will
be protected, and the original un-protected file will be saved
as "c:\test\member.htm.PreLock".
To un-lock the file, you can delete the file "c:\test\member.htm",
and rename file "c:\test\member.htm.PreLock" to "c:\test\member.htm".
You can also do this with the software. Please refer to the
FAQ: How to un-lock files with the software?
Suggestion:
You should backup your original file carefully, such as in a
backup directory. Or you can copy your html files to a new directory,
and lock the html files in the new directory. In this way, you
need not do un-lock processing to get the un-protected files.
How to un-lock files with the software?
After protection, the file with the original file name will
be protected, and the original un-protected file will backup
as *.PreLock at the same directory. You can use the software
to un-lock files from the backup files.
1. In step 1, please choose "Un-lock from backup files",
and add the protected file to the file list.
2. In step 2, click "Un-lock" button.
Suggestion:
You should backup your original file carefully, such as in a
backup directory. Or you can copy your html files to a new directory,
and lock the html files in the new directory. In this way, you
need not do un-lock processing to get the un-protected files.
How to edit the locked file? I can't edit
it anymore?
You can't modify the locked file directly.
Please first unlock the locked file before the edit. Please
refer to How to un-lock files with the software?
for how to un-lock a locked file. After edit, you should password
protect the file with the software, and upload the protected
file to the web server again.
How to add, delete and modify
the valid user/password list?
You can't change the valid user/password by directly modifying
the locked file. To add, delete or modify the valid user/password
list, please launch the software, edit the user/password list
in step 2, and lock the file with the new user/password list
again.
How can I use the software to
protect my multi web pages or whole web sites?
In step3, select "session" or "cookie"
as protection type, you can use HTML Password Lock to protect
your whole web site with same password.
For "session" and "cookie" protection types,
when the user first launches your web site, a password is needed,
if the password is correct, it will be stored on user's local
machine by cookies. When the user opens other locked web page
on your web site, the locked web page will first check cookies
to find password. So if you have multi locked web pages with
same password on your web site, only the first locked web page
will need a password, the other will automatically check cookies
to find correct password.
For "session" protection type, the cookie with password
is destroyed after closing all web browsers.
For "cookie" protection type, the cookie with password
will be saved for 365 days by default.
How to retrieve current login
username?
This document will guide you how to retrieve current login
username, then you can display a welcome message for the login
user, fill the username into a input box or get more information
about the user.
How does
it work?
To retrieve username information, the protection type (in step
3) must be "session" or "cookie". After
the user login, the username info is stored in the cookie. Then
you can use JavaScript script to retrieve the username from
the document cookie.
How to
do it?
Use the following JavaScript scripts to retrieve username from
cookie. The scripts should be placed in the protected web page
(before the protection), or any other web page that login user
will access.
The function getusername will return the current login username.
Online
example
This example will display a welcome message for the current
user:
http://www.mtopsoft.com/htmllock/example3.htm
This example will fill the current username to a text box:
http://www.mtopsoft.com/htmllock/example4.htm
How to add a logout function?
In "session" mode, the password protection use "session
cookie" to store user and password info in the current
session. You can add a logout click or button to log out the
current login user.
Single password mode:
Below is the source code of a "logout" link:
User/password mode:
Below is the source code of a "logout" link:
The "Back" button
of web browser does not work on the locked page. How to fix
this problem?
By default, the "Back" button will not work on a
locked page. To enable this button, when locking the HTML file,
in step 3, "Advanced options", please uncheck the
option "Decrypting in the body OnLoad function".
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