Minimum Age to Register

[JD210]

There is an option in User Registration Options to prevent anyone under 13 from registering an account. I need to change this to 17. I run a site where I do not want anyone under the age of 17 being able to register, and while I realize people can put in any birthdate they like, it would be alot easier to be able to prevent any registrations from those who are under 17.

Any ideas on how to go about this?

[peterska2]

It's easy enough to change in the register.php file or you can use the Registration DoB Manager hack (link in my sig) which stores the DoB that they enter at registration in a non-editable field in the db which is viewable only via the edit user screen in the ACP.

[JD210]

Thanks, I found it and was able to change the age requirement easily.

[ReQueM]

Bump! 4 years later
How to make this for newest versions?

[giorgioarmani]

Originally Posted by ReQueM

Bump! 4 years later
How to make this for newest versions?

Same here, how do we do this in 3.8.1?

[Vaupell]

Guess #1 : open your register.php

search for

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->GPC['year'] < 1970 OR (mktime(0, 0, 0, $vbulletin->GPC['month'], $vbulletin->GPC['day'], $vbulletin->GPC['year']) <= mktime(0, 0, 0, $current['month'], $current['day'], $current['year'] - 13))) 


Im guessing that last - 13 = is the age limit for coppa users
set that to - 18 or what ever and in your forum settings disallowe coppa registration
this will just make any using that age to being able to register, but still you know kids
if you got p0rn they will claim to be older

oh well. but lets see if someone comes up with an alternative.