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

[Avalon111]

Originally Posted by blkthndr

These are the only lines I changed and it works for me with 3.0.0 Gold:

// Formulate the query
// Get rid of these 4 lines or comment them out:
# if ($encryptedpw)
# $chkpw = md5($PHP_AUTH_PW);
# else
# $chkpw = $PHP_AUTH_PW;
// Keep this line
$sql = "SELECT * FROM user WHERE
// Keep this line
username = '$PHP_AUTH_USER' AND
// get rid of this line
# password = '$chkpw' AND
// add this line
password = MD5(CONCAT(MD5('$PHP_AUTH_PW'), salt)) AND usergroupid = '6'";

working like a charm with vb3.5.0

[Avalon111]

i have altered the php file to easiely add more groups.

you can delete groups that must not have the permission to enter the page by deleting or usergroupid = 'x' .
to add a group add one or usergroupid = 'x' .

In this Line.

PHP Code:

password = MD5(CONCAT(MD5('$PHP_AUTH_PW'), salt)) AND (usergroupid = '2' or usergroupid = '6' or usergroupid = '5' or usergroupid = '9' or usergroupid = '10')"; 


Tested with vb 3.5.0

[TimL]

authvb.php looks like just the thing I need, but I've been tearing my hair out trying to get it to work on my server. After reading through the whole of this thread, I finally found the hack which should make it work on 3.5.x. My select statement now looks like this:

$sql = "SELECT * FROM user WHERE 
            username = '$PHP_AUTH_USER' AND 
            password = MD5(CONCAT(MD5('$PHP_AUTH_PW'), salt)) AND	
            (usergroupid = '6' or usergroupid = '11' or usergroupid = '12' or usergroupid = '2') ";

My test page is finding the script, as an .htaccess-type box pops up. However, when I enter a username and password it just presents me with an empty username/password box again. I've tried it with several different username/password combinations and checked that those usernames belong to one of the specified usergroupids.

Any ideas on what I should try next?

-- Tim L

[s.blair]

Anyone got this working on v3.5.4? or have a better/similar solution to reccommend?

[Avalon111]

tested with vb 3.6.1 no longer working here.

[rubke]

would like to have it working on a windows server (so no htaccess)
just with a normal login box or auto login (using cookies)
anybody knows how to check if an user is already authenticated in its session ?

[PnL]

What's the latest word on this mod, or a mod which does a similar thing? I want to use the vBulletin user/password data set to protect other files on my website.

[AKapadia]

Anyone can help me with 3.6.x ? please ?

[PnL]

Head over to here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=108026

Or if you prefer a more simple solution, here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=132996

Both are great solutions that are working very well for me on 3.6.x. Thanks to Bill for the nice mod.

[dartho]

working under 3.5.4 :up: