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AShop V User Guide210

membership. Expired passwords can be removed manually by running a script or the process can be

automated by running a Cron job on the server.

AShop V also integrates with the free s2member Wordpress plugin for selling access to a protected

Wordpress site.

3.22 Membership Configuration

Memberships provides a method to sell password-protected access to specific folders (directories).

To add a membership, you must first create a subdirectory to hold the protected content. The

directory must be below your AShop installation on the server directory tree.

1. Create a directory below AShop on the server directory tree so that the protected folder is at the

same directory as catalogue.php. Name it whatever you want to.

2. Change permissions for this directory to 777.

Create A Membership In The Product Catalog

1. From within the Administration Panel/Edit Catalog, create or locate the product that should become

your membership.

2. Click the button Membership.

3. Enter the name of the protected directory.

4. Enter the URL to the protected directory. If this setting is available it is used to create the link to the

protected directory in the customer receipt.

5. Enter the length in days until each password expires. Set this to 0 (zero) for no expiration.