Force valid Registration year

[Protoman]

This modification forces new users to enter a valid calendar date before they are allowed to continue registration on your forum. Users are prevented from registering if older than 110 years.

In register.php

find:
if ($year < ($current['year'] - 13) OR ($year == ($current['year'] - 13) AND $month <= $current['month']))
Above it put:

if ($year < $current['year']-110)
{
eval(print_standard_error('error_too_old'));
}
add a new phrase in AdminCP..

Type: Front-End Error Message
VarName: too_old
Text: Sorry, but you must be living to join the site.

change the 110 above to however many years back you want it to limit membership.

-=My First Mod=- :p

[Oblivion Knight]

I have a feeling this will be installed more for the comedic value rather than it's usefulness.. :)

[Polo]

This is a nice little addon :) thanks for sharing... however I would definetly add more years to that... I think we may insult someone if we leave it a 110 lol

thank you corollasbest for sharing with the community :)

[Oblivion Knight]

Something else could also be added to this.. ;)

if ($year > $current['year'])
{
eval(print_standard_error('error_too_young'));
}Anything later than the current year, is too an invalid Date of Birth..

[T3MEDIA]

this is a half way hack. In a way its good with the hack I made. the combo would be awsome that way they have to put an age AND its forced 18 and up or what ever you prefer:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=74808

[nexialys]

the point with your hack T3, is that not all boards need to be 18+ ... forcing birthday dates is not needed to everybody.

any good hack is good (hey, i'm the one to find this sentence!)

[Allan]

very nice addon, thanks :)

[yoyoyoyo]

great idea/addon! Thanks for sharing!

[Protoman]

Something else could also be added to this.. ;)

if ($year > $current['year'])
{
eval(print_standard_error('error_too_young'));
}Anything later than the current year, is too an invalid Date of Birth..

I agree, that addition would work too with a new phrase.

I just have the COPPA enabled on my site, so under 13 ins't allowed to register anyway.. somebody born in 5000 AD equates to being -2995 yrs old and too young to register :nervous:

[defcon_420]

could this code be mod'd to prevent person under 18 registering? and if so how?

[DjTaz]

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=105297 this is one that makes sure that people post their age - because a lot of my members were leaving the year empty.

its pretty simple to make sure the person is over 18 with a hack like that, but then the lie about their age on sign up - its better to let them join , and use an Age limit Hack on the forums u dont want them entering - like this one ... https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93438&highlight=Age+limit

[Datenpapst]

does this also work for v3.5 ?

[Protoman]

3.5.x has this feature built-in! guess they liked the idea :D

it is set to recognize 1901 and later dates