[ravenswood1000]

Then why can't get any assistance on my issue? I do know that it should work, but it will not.

Code:
$websiteuser['cwd']= dirname(__FILE__);

chdir ("$websiteuser['cwd']= /vbulletin");
include_once ("global.php");
$websiteuser['userid']=$bbuserinfo[userid];
chdir ("$websiteuser['cwd']= ");

define('IPADDRESS', $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
$ipaddress = IPADDRESS;

// check several settings for the ip; good for not grabbing proxy IPs, but can still be problematic
if ($_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']){
define('ALT_IP', $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']);
}else if ($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] AND preg_match('#\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}#s' , $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'], $matches)){
define('ALT_IP', $matches[0]);
}else if ($_SERVER['HTTP_FROM']){
define('ALT_IP', $_SERVER['HTTP_FROM']);
}else{
define('ALT_IP', $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
}

define('SESSION_IDHASH', md5($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] . ALT_IP ));

//get ready to update the database no matter if registered user or not
$websiteuser['sessionidhash'] = SESSION_IDHASH;
$websiteuser['timestamp'] = time();
$websiteuser['ippaddr'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$websiteuser['id'] = session_id();
$_REQUEST['s'] = md5(microtime().session_id());
$websiteuser['current_location'] = $PHP_SELF;

//if the user is a registered user
if ($websiteuser[userid]){

if (!eregi("/vbulletin", $PHP_SELF)) {

$sql="SELECT * FROM user WHERE userid = '$websiteuser[userid]'";
if (!$result=mysql_query($sql)){
print "error at user lookup";
exit;
}
$row=mysql_fetch_array($result);
$websiteuser['username'] = $row[username];
$websiteuser['email'] = $row[email];
$websiteuser['usertitle'] = $row[usertitle];
$websiteuser['joindate'] = $row[joindate];
$websiteuser['lastvisit'] = $row[lastvisit];
$websiteuser['lastpost'] = $row[lastpost];
$websiteuser['posts'] = $row[posts];
$websiteuser['birthday'] = $row[birthday];
$websiteuser['pmunread'] = $row[pmunread];
$websiteuser['usergroupid'] = $row[usergroupid];
$websiteuser['reputation'] = $row[reputation];
$logged_in=1;
}
}else{
$websiteuser=false;//if no cookie, unset array
$logged_in=0;
}

?>

The problem is the user does not always get recognized. Cookie issues and all, this should work.

I have included $websiteuser in the vbulletin ignore list of variables to clean, but I'm about ready to neuter vbulletin altogether and see what happens next.

Will someone with any thoughts please reply?

ravenswood