identify user in a different folder then the forum

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Originally Posted by kh99

It shouldn't. It should just make it so that the vbulletin cookies are sent on any request to your server, instead of being sent only if the request starts with /Forum.

My site is live and contain many users, The configuration suggested has a warning stating
Entering an invalid setting can leave you unable to login to your forum


so i'm a little hesitent about changing it (leaving my users unable to login and me unable to change it).
isn't there another way. something like:

PHP Code:

$dir = dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(__DIR__)))) . '/Forum/';
chdir($dir);
include $dir .'global.php';
$arr = $vbulletin->userinfo;
$userid = isset($arr['userid']) && $arr['userid'] != 0 ? $arr['userid'] : -1;
echo "userid = " . $arr['userid'];
echo "username = " . $arr['username']; 


The $dir variable is correct and I am able to inlcude the global.php file.
(I get an empty username and id..)