Registering as a New User

1. Notice that the Login module now includes a Register link. Click the link.
   

   Figure: The Login module, showing the Register link.

   
   

   Tip: The I forgot my password link is also visible (because you enabled the option on the Administration: Login page).

2. The Registration page appears.
   

   Figure: Registering as a new user.

   
   

   Note: If the Anti-bot verification code does not appear, you do not have the PHP GD Library installed on your web server. Go back to the Administration: Login page and turn off the Prevent automatic/robot registration option.

3. Complete the following fields on the page:
   • Username: Enter your name (no spaces).
     By default, the username is cAsE sEnSiTiVe. You can change this by enabling the Force lowercase option in the Username section of the Administration: Login page. You can also set the minimum and maximum username length. You can also let users use the email address as their username, by enabling the Use email as login option.
   • Password: Enter an alphanumeric password (no spaces).
     By default, the minimum password length is 1 character. You can change this by using the Minimum length field in the Password section of the Administration: Login page. You can also enable options to force users to include both numbers and letters in their password, for added security.
     

     Tip: Tiki will help you select a secure password by alerting you if your password is too weak. Figure: For improved security, use a strong password.

     
     
   • Repeat password: For confirmation, enter your password a second time.
   • Email: Enter your full email address.
   • Anti-bot verification code: Enter the numeric CAPTCHA.
4. Click Register. Tiki displays the following message:
   You will receive an email with information to login for the first time into this site .

If the registration fails, Tiki will tell you why (such as an incorrect registration code or passwords not matching). If you receive the message "Unable to send email. Contact the administrator" then your Tiki is unable to access the PHP @mail() function. Check your web server configuration, or contact your web host for details.

Note: Starting in Tiki 4.0, you can use SMTP mail server instead of PHP's sendmail function. On the Admin: General page, use the Mail Sender field on the General tab to select which mail application to use: Figure: Selecting the mail application.

In a few moments, you should get an email that looks like this:



The email will come from the Sender email that you entered on the Administration: General page.

Note: You can customize this email for your site by editing the ../templates/mail/user_validation_mail.tpl template. See Editing Templates for more information.

Click the link and you'll be logged in as a new user. Later, you'll learn how to set specific permissions for Registered users.

Your Tiki is now configured to allow new users to register. Log off, then log in as the admin.