Build site front-end

In this section you will build the application front-end, which will be used by visitors to create their orders from the list of available products. All pages you will create next are available directly to the regular shopper, from the main menu.

Before creating any pages, you must configure your site for the use of MX Kollection 3: set up the user authentication options and the e-mail server settings. To change these options, you will use the InterAKT Control Panel, with its appropriate sections.

To setup the site's login settings, follow the next steps:

  1. Open the site's index page. Then open the InterAKT Control Panel > Login Settings.

  2. In the user interface that opens, in the Options tab, use the Encrypt password option and use Username, password and access level to validate accounts. Also, you can set the period to keep a user logged in when the Remember me option is checked.


     

  3. Next, move on to the Database tab, to configure which table columns will be used and in which manner. Configure the dialog box similar to the image below:


     

  4. In the User levels tab you can configure the access levels, as well as the redirect pages for each of them. Also, some global redirect pages can be defined here. The site's index is also the login page, as all other pages will require the user to be logged in, in order to allow any actions. Configure the dialog box as shown below:


     

  5. Once the login settings are setup, you can close the Login settings user interface. The next step is configuring your e-mail server settings. This section is available from the InterAKT Control Panel > E-mail settings.
    Note:     If using a PHP server model, you can skip this step, as the settings are already entered in the php.ini configuration file . If using ASP or ColdFusion, you must enter the host, username, password and default sender e-mail address in the dialog box:


     

When all the initial settings are set, you can continue and build the application. First up is the site's main page, which will store a login form.

 

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