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I want people to be able to have accounts on my website like on ebay.

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Two things to decide first: what an account must do, and how much work you want to take on yourself. An account can be minimal (sign up, verified email, login, password reset, profile) or a full marketplace user (listings, payments, ratings, dispute handling, seller dashboards). Clarify the user flows you need before choosing a path.

Some replies here rightly called out scope and ready-made options. flagged the project size, mentioned off-the-shelf platforms, and and pointed out you need server-side work and persistent storage. If you want to move fast, use a maintained authentication service or a well-supported identity server so you avoid building every security detail yourself. If you need full custom behaviour (marketplace rules, escrow, seller tools) plan for more development and ops work.

Security and reliability checklist (non-exhaustive): always use TLS, hash passwords with an adaptive algorithm (Argon2 or bcrypt) and unique salts, require email verification, implement secure password-reset tokens, rate-limit and log auth attempts, use secure cookies and proper session invalidation, consider optional multi-factor, and plan for privacy/account deletion. Follow current guidance such as the OWASP Authentication Cheat Sheet and OWASP Password Storage Cheat Sheet for implementation details, and NIST SP 800-63B for credential guidance (OWASP Authentication Cheat Sheet, OWASP Password Storage, NIST SP 800-63B).

Practical starter plan: write a short feature spec, pick either a hosted auth service or a maintained identity solution, implement the core flows (signup, verify email, login, reset), test with real accounts, then add roles, admin tools, and marketplace pieces. Watch email deliverability (SPF/DKIM) and legal/privacy needs early so you do not have to rework later.

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Member Avatar for Gary King

You will need a lot of money to get something like eBay, then! Try to get some venture capital funding, if you can, and are serious about this. Or at least a full time programmer.

Member Avatar for doleks

Hello!

You can do account management system in PHP or ASP.Net. What technology do you use for your site now?

Member Avatar for ShaneMcP

Arent there premade kits for people not able to hire full-time programmers?

Like these?

CubeCart
OS Commerce
Zen Cart

I'm a newb admin and have no idea how to use these, but I know they are out there lol.

Member Avatar for Dani

Yes, even a site like DaniWeb where members register and post ... is member-driven. All you will need is a server-side program which is backed by a database such as PHP.

Member Avatar for php4ever

Or a database like MySQL with an application in PHP. :eek:

catnip_18

I want people to be able to have accounts on my website like on ebay.

Can you tell us what you mean by accounts? are you seeking members or for a specific function?

Jared

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