[VB3] Using VB3 authentication on non-VB pages

[guru_guy]

Hi

I have some non VB pages where I would like to use the VB authentication to cross check against the database of users. Does anyone know where I can find this code?

[assassingod]

You could add this to the top of your file:

require_once("./global.php");


Then to see if they are registered or not, you use:

if($bbuserinfo['userid'] == !0)
{
// stuff for registered peeps here
}
else
{
// everything else here
}


Should work.

[guru_guy]

just so I can understand, what is in globa.php that will work for this and what is the $bbuserinfo variable? is it a cookie?

[assassingod]

global.php is essentially the backbone of vBulletin, it allows connections to the database automatically and then lets you use important variables (i.e $bbuserinfo) in your pages, or vB forums.

[guru_guy]

and $bbuserinfo is the a variable created upon login that contains the user's id and other info?

[AN-net]

$bbuserinfo variable works for all users including guests;)

[TouchingVirus]

most of the values are returned NULL are they not, like location and that

[guru_guy]

so if the user isn't signed in, the values are returned null, however, if the user is logged in, the variable is populated. is there a way to authenticate the user using the user id as well as the user's password -- not just checking to see if $bbuserinfo['userid'] is populated?