Deluxe vB User login and access control on non vB pages

Hack Description

This is the deluxe version of the user authentication and access control system I use on the non vB pages on my website.
For the simple no frills version look here.

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.

It also displays the logged in users Avatar, number of unread PM's, New posts since last visit, total posts and total threads.
It also allows you to specify a maximum Avatar size, and resize any avatars larger than that, while keeping their height/width ratios in proportion!
Its very handy if you allow large avatars, but want a small format display on your non forum pages.

If the user is not logged in, a login box is displayed, along with total posts and total threads in the forums.

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 is a work in progress and currently a beta version. It was a little rushed as a few people were pushing for it Its missing a couple of planned things like newest member etc, but they will be added in a later version.

This script has been confirmed as working on

• vB 3.5.x - All Versions
• vB 3.6.x - All Versions

Known Bugs
Will not display Avatars correctly if they are kept in the file system (database avatars are fine)

Changelog

Version 2.20 (24th April 2007)

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

Version 2.10 (4th June 2006)

• Fixed - "MySQL Error : Invalid SQL " when using Database thread/forum marking.
• Fixed - Javascrip error in some versions of IE.

Version 2.00 (16th April 2006)

• Fixed - "MySQL Error : Unknown column 'newposts' in 'field list' "
• Fixed - Number of PM's not displaying in all installs.
• Added - Displays date and time of last login.
• Added - Total number of saved PM's.

To upgrade just overwrite the existing login_inc.php file with the new one.
You will need to re-edit the path on line 3 and also redo any formatting changes you may have done for the last version.

Version 1.0 (15th Feb 2006)

• Initial Release

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]

Originally Posted by dkleehammer

I used the revised version. For some reason the db is not being set as an object.

Can you explain a little more please?

[Billspaintball]

Originally Posted by ROTPAR

Works good but I have a problem with the avatar resize option.

Warning: getimagesize(http://www.xxxmypage.com/upload/image.php?u=1) [function.getimagesize]: failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 401 Authorization Required in /home/xxx/public_html/login_inc.php on line 27

Thanks for help

Is your forums base directory /upload/ ?
Do you use the verification images for registration?

[Billspaintball]

Originally Posted by erinys

Ok little update

I have now been able to succesfully get this working... but.. only on the complete bottom of my site lmao

is there somethign i can change on this code to work with my site template?

<?php
chdir('/home/6304/bunnybunch.nl/HTML/community');
require_once('/home/6304/bunnybunch.nl/HTML/community/global.php');
?>
<?php
require_once('/home/6304/bunnybunch.nl/HTML/community/login_inc.php');
?>

if i post the above code "anywhere" in my template where it is followed by a include_once (and my site has many of those) for some reason, nothing is included/found

anyway, thanks for the help!

In that case somthing is conflicting.
Do you run any other vB scripts on that page?

[ROTPAR]

Originally Posted by Billspaintball

Is your forums base directory /upload/ ?
Do you use the verification images for registration?

That?s right, the base directory is /upload/
I use GD in the vbulletin options if this is what you mean..I don?t use Image Verification for the new user register process.
What could be the problem ?

Greets and THX for help

[erinys]

@bill

no not any VB scripts.. but it seems to be conflicting with whatever include_once is right below it..

im pasting it in a template btw.. wich also has codes for SMF forums, discussbots etc etc (im upgrading from SMF to VB atm)

[idwf]

I've got this to work....so don worry about supporting the other one. However.

one little bug, if you have no new PM's you get

You have new message(s) since your last visit.

------------

I've done a lot of bug checking and it turns out that it wasn't your scripts causing me errors. i apolagise :cheeky:

[erinys]

Ive got it working now.. cause i switched forums today i was able to remove a lot of include_once tags, and now it works

bug: the link to new PM's is actually a link to the last new posts.. and there are missing a lot of <br> etc to make it look nice

so i editted it a bit

thanks for this Mod!

[idwf]

Originally Posted by erinys

Ive got it working now.. cause i switched forums today i was able to remove a lot of include_once tags, and now it works

bug: the link to new PM's is actually a link to the last new posts.. and there are missing a lot of <br> etc to make it look nice

so i editted it a bit

thanks for this Mod!

yeah, i've edited the design with some <br>'s aswell. I cant wait till all the features are installed...

[Kirk Y]

I've got a bit of a problem. Whenever a User changes their avatar, the avatar shown on login_inc is the one they had before they changed.

[rolliet]

I have what is probably an easy question. How do I add more then 1 usergroup to the code?

if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '25' )

I have tried different things and still can only allow 1 usergroup to access the page.

Thanks