Protecting NON-VB Pages.

[Sebastian]

Okay, I search for such a hack, found a couple, some work, and others don't even make any sense.

Basically this is what I want:

1) Protect pages, so a user must be registered to view it.

2) Say I put a link on my front page that leads to a file... how do I block non members from clicking the link, so the download doesn't start and they get directed to the login/register page?

3) When they log in it directs them to the page they were trying to view.

I have an idea how to do it, but I want to make sure I am choosing the right method.

I know I would need to put something like this in the head section of the page I want to protect:

<?php
chdir("forums/");
require("global.php");

if ($bbuserinfo[userid]==0)
{
blah, blah..
?>

am I close?

my main focus it protecting links so people can't download my files if they aren't registerd.

thanks.