Password Non VB Pages Using VB Member Info

This works on ALL VB version

This was created by an Admin (CyberGaf) on my site for the simple reason we wanted to make non vbull pages passworded and available only to members.

The full install details are in the zip file and TBH if you cant get this up and running its time to give up.

This can also be used on html pages I am told but have not tried it.

You can even set which user groups are allowed to view the page.

# Vbulletin GROUP ID's
# default setting = Admin & Super Moderators
#
# 1 Unregistered / Not Logged In
# 2 Registered
# 3 Users Awaiting Email Confirmation
# 4 (COPPA) Users Awaiting Moderation
# 5 Super Moderators
# 6 Administrator
# 7 Moderators
# 8 Banned
# 9 Moderated
# 10 Gold Member
# 11 Platinum Member

Please note the above usergroups are for our forums and therefor will not be available on your forum.

Or by changing usergroupid = '5') to userid ='users id') you can set the script to allow only specific users to view the pages.

This is not so much a hack but a handy little addon and it DOES work.

HM

[The Realist]

HM (Modshack) & Raptor.......

You guys get about a bit.

L8tr M8's

[Frank]

Originally posted by Mobile
htaccess don't work on windows m8, u need unix/linux

I didn't realise it required .htaccess support

[syion]

Okay I have moved the site to an apache server from the IIS and am trying to configure the authvb.php file correctly. I have tried it and am getting this error.

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at /u/home/wd-vfdbl/public_WWW/login.php:1) in /u/home/wd-vfdbl/public_WWW/dev/security/authvb.php on line 98

Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at /u/home/wd-vfdbl/public_WWW/login.php:1) in /u/home/wd-vfdbl/public_WWW/dev/security/authvb.php on line 99

Authorization Required - clear off Stoopid!

I am not sure about a few things and if some one can help me I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

1) <?php require('./authvb.php'); ?>

should the ./authvb.php be the absolute path ?

2) Remember to edit which groups have access + can change 'usergroupid'
to 'userid' and make access per user instead of per group.

Where do I make these changes ? Is it in mysql or somewhere else ?

3) I tried to run the script and I got these errors

[SaintDog]

Read the above posts, you need to have Linux/Unix and .htaccess support. It will not run on Windows/IIS servers that I am aware of, another person had this trouble earlier.

SaintDog

[syion]

Do have to configure an .htaccess file as well ?

[SaintDog]

All the htaccess is done with vbauth.php, but it does require Linux/Unix & .htaccess before it will work. Windows/IIS will not run it from what I have tried and seen (I tried it myself on windows 2000).

SaintDog

[syion]

I am using Unix and apache Now - Moved the whole site this weekend

Can not get the password vbauth.php working see previous post for problems i encountered.

[SaintDog]

Are you sure you have htaccess enabled? I know it may sound odd, but some hosts do not have it enabled on accounts....sad to say.

SaintDog

[syion]

I can create an htaccess file.

do I create the htaccess file and have it point to the ftpasswd file or some where else.

I was thinking if i had it point to the htpasswd file it would be using the login and pass from with htpasswd file opposed to using the VB database for user and pass.

So in short I can create these files with telent but I just need some instructions - thanks for your help

[syion]

:squareeyed: :squareeyed:

SaintDog thanks for all your help !

The errors I was getting were a result of having a space just priot to the <?php require('./authvb.php'); ?>

I removed the spave and bingo everything works. What a great script.

I am still not sure Do if I have to customize anything in this area for the groups ? It is my understanding that these were for a different board and you need to customize them for your own board. Can anyone give a little more detail ?



# Vbulletin GROUP ID's
# default setting = Admin & Jnr Admin
#
# 1 Unregistered / Not Logged In
# 2 Registered
# 3 Users Awaiting Email Confirmation
# 4 (COPPA) Users Awaiting Moderation
# 5 JNR Admin
# 6 Administrator
# 7 Moderators
# 8 Banned
# 9 Moderated
# 10 Gold Member
# 11 Platinum Member

// Formulate the query
if ($encryptedpw)
$chkpw = md5($PHP_AUTH_PW);
else
$chkpw = $PHP_AUTH_PW;

$sql = "SELECT * FROM user WHERE
username = '$PHP_AUTH_USER' AND
password = '$chkpw' AND
(usergroupid = '6' or usergroupid = '5') ";


SaintDog thanks for all your help !