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VB Login on a Non-VB Page vB3 RC3 · **Released**: 02-02-2004

This is a simple modification to do, and adds a lot of value to your homepage.

Notes:

1. This script can occassionally have conflicts with other javascripts. Test before you deploy.
2. If you use and include to put the file on your page, be sure that the chdir and the require for global.php is in the head of the main document.
3. It is assumed that you are using a php page, and that you have already got connectivity with your database.

The code:

At the top of the document, before the <html> or <head> tags (edit to provide the path for your particular installation):

PHP Code:


			
<?php

  chdir("forum/");

require('./global.php');  

chdir("../); 

?>

Wherever you want your login:

PHP Code:


			
 <?

 



if ($bbuserinfo['userid']!=0) {

$username=$bbuserinfo['username'];

  

print("<align='center'><span class='sectionheader'>Welcome back, $username!<br>");



} else {

   





?>

<form action='/forum/login.php' method='post' onsubmit='md5hash(vb_login_password,vb_login_md5password)'>

        <script type='text/javascript' src='/forum/clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js'></script>

        

         <span class="sectionheader">Username:</span>

            <input type='text' class='button' name='vb_login_username' id='navbar_username' size='15' accesskey='u' tabindex='1' value='' onfocus='if (this.value == 'username') this.value = '';' /><br>

            

            <span class="sectionheader">Password:&nbsp;</span>

            <input type='password' class='button' name='vb_login_password' size='15' accesskey='p' tabindex='2' /><br>

            <input type='checkbox' name='cookieuser' value='1' tabindex='3' id='cb_cookieuser_navbar' accesskey='c' checked='checked' /><span class='sectionheader'>Remember Me</span><br>

        

        

        

        <input name="submit" type='submit' class='button' accesskey='s' tabindex='4' title='Log In' value='Log In' />

        <input type='hidden' name='do' value='login' />

        <input type='hidden' name='forceredirect' value='1' />            

        <input type='hidden' name='vb_login_md5password' />

        </form>

                        <?



 } 



?>

Troubleshooting:

Before requesting support, please check the following:

1. Make sure you have the path to your forum in the chdir. If you haven't done this, you will get a "can't include" error.
2. Make sure you have the chdir in the main document. If it isn't you will get a "can't modify header" error.
3. If those don't resolve the issue, try putting the login in a separate file, with no other code. If it works there, then you will know that you have a conflict with one of the scripts on the page you are trying to add the login to. I can't help you if you've got a conflict with another script.

gmarik · #32 03-25-2004, 04:29 PM

Is it ok with Gold?

Ky Kiske · #33 03-25-2004, 06:03 PM

How do you do this if your forum is on a different url then your main site?

Example: Like I have www.mysite.com and then I have www.myforums.com. How can I do it like this?

misterfade · #34 03-25-2004, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MindTrix

Thats the line that calls the java file

Yes, I know but I'm just asking why is that line needed when the login form works without it?

misterfade · #35 03-25-2004, 10:16 PM

After testing this some more, I tried it on a blank page with just this code and I still get javascript errors (error message at the bottom left corner of my browser). Is it just me, or is anyone else having this problem? Could it be vbulletin's code that doesn't go well on external pages??

chapsrulez · #36 03-26-2004, 08:40 PM

Finally i managed to get this code working on my server, people can login from the home, but im getting a syntax error on line 12 which is the following.

<input type='text' class='button' name='vb_login_username' id='navbar_username' size='15' accesskey='u' tabindex='1' value='' onfocus='if (this.value == 'username') this.value = '';' /><br>

any info how to solve the problem.
thanks.

chapsrulez · #37 03-26-2004, 10:54 PM

Never mind about the above, i already fix that.

Also if u want to display last login and time after
if ($bbuserinfo['userid']!=0) {
$username=$bbuserinfo['username'];

Add the following.

$lastvisitdate=$pmbox['lastvisitdate'];
$lastvisittime=$pmbox['lastvisittime'];

It should look like
if ($bbuserinfo['userid']!=0) {
$username=$bbuserinfo['username'];
$lastvisitdate=$pmbox['lastvisitdate'];
$lastvisittime=$pmbox['lastvisittime'];

cheers.

accyroy · #38 04-11-2004, 02:46 PM

To fix the errors in the bottom of the screen you need to get rid of

Code:

onfocus='if (this.value == 'username') this.value = '';' /

from this line:

Code:

<input type='text' class='button' name='vb_login_username' id='navbar_username' size='15' accesskey='u' tabindex='1' value='' onfocus='if (this.value == 'username') this.value = '';' /><br>

Don't actually know what this does exactly, but everything seems to work normally without it and you lose the error message.

accyroy · #39 04-11-2004, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmarik

Is it ok with Gold?

yes, this works fine with gold.

Sakura Online · #40 04-12-2004, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumaro

Okay, I finally got this hack to work with my PHPnuke 7.1. There's still 1 problem remaining. It logs in and returns to the main page, however the message does not change to "Welcome username", it always shows the login form....I made it into a phpnuke block, so it is in its' own file. The login is successful, but there is no welcome page.

PHP Code:


			
if ($bbuserinfo['userid']!=0) {

$username=$bbuserinfo['username'];

  

$content = "<align="center"><span class="sectionheader">Welcome back, $username!<br>";

^^is that being ignored or something?

I'm having this exact same problem. does anyone know what to do about it?

KOM · #41 04-13-2004, 03:10 PM

I get this when I try to go to my website

Parse error: parse error in /home/wvgl/www/index.php on line 9

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