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Simple vB User login and access control on non vB pages · **Released**: 11-16-2005

Hack Description

This is a cutdown version of the user authentication and access control system I use on the non vB pages on my website.

This uses the vB 3.5 login system to log you in and out. It allows you to move between your forums and other pages on your site while remaining logged in.

It allows you to do things such as restrict pages by usergroup, display different content depending on a user being logged in or not.
For example, you can have banner Adds displying to non members only, and/or let members access to specific content.

Ive cut it down to the bare minimum that it needs to work, no fancy stuff such as avatars, PM's, or even formating.

I will try and offer support, but work and family commitments mean I dont have much free time.

This code is a mix of my own, and pieces I have used from other hacks that are floating around.

This script has been confirmed as working on

vB 3.5.x - All Versions

Changelog

Version 1.30 (24th April 2007)

Fixed - // in paths bug
Fixed - Javascript warning in some browsers
Fixed - Tidied up some code

Version 1.20 (2nd December 2006)

Fixed Logout incorrect path bug
Made change to reduce compatibility problems with foreign scripts

Version 1.10 (4th Feb 2006)

Changed login_inc.php so you only need to edit path in one place now.
Added more commenting to login_inc.php
Added usage instructions to instructions file
Added troubleshooting guide with all common problems and fixes to instructions file.

Note: It is NOT necessary to update from 1.0 to 1.10.
There is no functionality changes or bug fixes between these 2 releases.

Version 1.0 (17th November 2005)

Initial Release

Deluxe Version of this hack is now available
Has Avatars, PM's, Number of Posts etc.

Click Here

Click on Install
If you have this script installed then please click on the install link because;

You will get notified if any security issues are reported.
You will get notified when there are any upgrades to this script
It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling and motivates me to develop more

Donations
First of all, to be clear. This script is 100% free.

However if you feel an urge to donate I'm not going to say no.

Donations can be made at http://www.billspaintball.com/vb3/bd_donate.php

Billspaintball · #**132** 05-02-2006, 10:46 PM

Did you try the edit at the end of step 4 in troubleshooting?

Weirdwolf · #**133** 05-15-2006, 03:52 PM

I'm trying to restrict access to pages based on Usergroups, but I can't figure out what I shoud do with the code you provided. I have tried it in different locations on the page, but whether I'm logged in or not it always shows me the page. Any help? (The user login works perfectly for me, btw.)

Billspaintball · #**134** 05-16-2006, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weirdwolf

I'm trying to restrict access to pages based on Usergroups, but I can't figure out what I shoud do with the code you provided. I have tried it in different locations on the page, but whether I'm logged in or not it always shows me the page. Any help? (The user login works perfectly for me, btw.)

post a sample of your page and what you are trying to do, so we can have a look at it.

Weirdwolf · #**135** 05-16-2006, 01:23 AM

Right now I have it at the top of the page, and I'd like to restrict this page's access to those who attend here only. I've also tried replacing the 'Have stuff for here' with the content of the page, and that didn't work either. I realize I must be missing the obvious, but I'm just stumped at this point. Thanks for any help.

PHP Code:


			
<?php
   chdir('forums'); 
   require_once('forums/global.php');  
?>
<?php
if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '9' )
    {
    echo "Have stuff for here";
             } else {
             echo "You do not have permission for this page"; }
    ?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">


<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>Richmond church of Christ Member Services</title>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
body,td,th {
    font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
}
body {
    background-color: #0066FF;
}
#Layer1 {
    position:absolute;
    left:11px;
    top:8px;
    width:25px;
    height:70%;
    z-index:1;
    background-color: #0000FF;
}
#Layer2 {
    position:absolute;
    left:52px;
    top:19px;
    width:8px;
    height:90%;
    z-index:2;
    background-color: #0000FF;
}
.style1 {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: bold;
}
.style3 {font-size: 10px}
-->
</style>
<link href="siteCSS.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>

<body>
<p align="center"><img src="images/memserv.gif" width="484" height="37" align="middle" /></p>
<table width="80%" border="4" align="center" bordercolor="#999999" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
  <tr>
    <td><table width="100%" align="center">
      <tr>
        <td width="50%" align="left" valign="top"><p>Welcome to the Richmond church of Christ Member Services area. Here you will find special areas and information specifically <em>for</em> members attending here in Richmond</p>
          
          <p><?php include('login_inc.php'); ?>&nbsp;</p></td>
          
        <td width="50%" align="left" valign="top"><p align="center" class="style1">Church News &amp; Announcements </p>
          <p>
            <?php include('news/index.php'); ?>
          &nbsp;</p></td>
      </tr>
    </table>
      <p align="center"><span class="style3">&copy;2006 Richmond church of Christ, Richmond, Kentucky, United States 40475 </span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

Billspaintball · #**136** 05-16-2006, 04:21 AM

Ok, I see whats gone wrong.
The "have stuff here" line is where you put your page contents.
For example;

PHP Code:


			
<?php

   chdir('forums'); 

   require_once('forums/global.php');  

?>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head>

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />

<title>Richmond church of Christ Member Services</title>

<style type="text/css">

<!--

body,td,th {

    font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

    font-size: 12px;

}

body {

    background-color: #0066FF;

}

#Layer1 {

    position:absolute;

    left:11px;

    top:8px;

    width:25px;

    height:70%;

    z-index:1;

    background-color: #0000FF;

}

#Layer2 {

    position:absolute;

    left:52px;

    top:19px;

    width:8px;

    height:90%;

    z-index:2;

    background-color: #0000FF;

}

.style1 {

    font-size: 14px;

    font-weight: bold;

}

.style3 {font-size: 10px}

-->

</style>

<link href="siteCSS.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

</head>



<body>





<?php include('login_inc.php'); ?>



<?php

if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '9' )

    {

    echo "

             <p align="center"><img src="images/memserv.gif" width="484" height="37" align="middle" /></p>

<table width="80%" border="4" align="center" bordercolor="#999999" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">

  <tr>

    <td><table width="100%" align="center">

      <tr>

        <td width="50%" align="left" valign="top"><p>Welcome to the Richmond church of Christ Member Services area. Here you will find special areas and information specifically <em>for</em> members attending here in Richmond</p>

          

          <p>nbsp;</p></td>

          

        <td width="50%" align="left" valign="top"><p align="center" class="style1">Church News &amp; Announcements </p>

          <p>";

            

include('news/index.php'; 

         

echo " &nbsp;</p></td>

      </tr>

    </table>

      <p align="center"><span class="style3">&copy;2006 Richmond church of Christ, Richmond, Kentucky, United States 40475 </span></p>

    </td>

  </tr>

</table>";



} else {

             echo "You do not have permission for this page"; }

    ?>



</body>

</html>

I havent tested the code cos Im at work.
I may have missed escaping a " somewhere (I have a habit of doing that) but you should get the idea of how it works.

Weirdwolf · #**137** 05-16-2006, 10:51 AM

That works great, but is there a way to set it for access from multiple usergroups? ie, Members are usergroup 9 and Admins are usergroup 6. I've tried it as

PHP Code:


			
if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '9' )

and

PHP Code:


			
if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '9,6' )

and

PHP Code:


			
if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '9','6' )

None of those seemed to work.

Billspaintball · #**138** 05-16-2006, 11:01 AM

Try
something like

Code:

if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '9'  
     or $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '6'  
)

Weirdwolf · #**139** 05-17-2006, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billspaintball

Try
something like

Code:

if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '9'  
     or $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '6'  
)

Works great, thanks! :banana:

Billspaintball · #**140** 05-24-2006, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weirdwolf

Works great, thanks! :banana:

Added this info to the usage guide in the 2nd post.
Others may find it usefull as well.

pcwfreak · #**141** 05-30-2006, 08:26 PM

Is there a way of making it remember a user without the 'Remember me?' checkbox?

Thanks.

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