Configuring User Logins

Right now, your Tiki has only one user — you, as the system administrator (admin). If you want more users, you need to allow visitors to register.

From the Control Panels page:

1. Click Login .
   

    Tip

   You can also access the Login control panel by typing http://www.yourdomain.com/tiki-admin.php?page=login in your web browser.
2. The Login control panel contains the options to allow users to login, register, and maintain their identity on your Tiki.
   
   

   The Administration: Login page configures how users will access your Tiki.
3. Click the General Preferences tab.
4. Tiki supports several types of user authentication (such as CAS, PEAR and OpenID). For now, we will simply use Tiki's own database. In the Authentication method field, select Tiki.
   

    Note

   Refer to the Tiki documentation for details on the different authentication methods.
5. In the Registration & Log In area, enable the Users can register option. This will add a registration link in the Login module, to let visitors register at your site.
   

    Tip

   You may have already enabled this option as part of the Configuration Wizard.
6. Tiki displays several additional options. Enable the following registration options:
   • Validate new user registrations by email: This will cause Tiki to send a registration email to new users. The email will contain a link that the user must click in order to complete their registration.
     

      Note

     This option requires your server to be able to send mail. Check with your Web host provider for details. You can also test your server’s ability to send email during the installation. Make sure you correctly supplied a Sender email, on the Administration: General page.
   
   By default, Tiki will add a CAPTCHA to the registration form to help eliminate false registrations and spam. You can disable this feature or use a ReCaptcha instead of the default.
   

    Note

   Using the Tiki CAPTCHA requires the PHP GD Library to be installed on your web server and accessible by Tiki. Check with your web host provider for details.
7. In the Password section, enable the Forgot password option. This will allow Tiki to automatically reset a user's account if a user has forgotten their password.
   For added security and user protection, you can also set minimum password length, require that passwords contain a mixture of letters and numerals, and force users to change their passwords on a regular basis.
8. Click Apply. Tiki saves the changes and reloads the page.

For complete details on all of the options, refer to the Tiki documentation.

Now you can test the registration process, as a new user. In the Login module, click Logout.

Logging out.

Tiki logs you out, and displays the home page.

In this section

• Registering as a New user
• Understanding Groups
  • Creating Groups
  • Assigning Users to Groups