Integration with vBulletin - Simple vB User login and access control on non vB pages

Hack Description

This is a cutdown version of the user authentication and access control system I use on the non vB pages on my website.

This uses the vB 3.6 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.

Ive cut it down to the bare minimum that it needs to work, no fancy stuff such as avatars, PM's, or even formating.

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 script has been confirmed as working on

• vB 3.6
• vB 3.6.1
• vB 3.6.2
• vB 3.6.3
• vB 3.6.4
• vB 3.6.5

Changelog

Version 1.10 (24th April 2007)

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

Version 1.0 (2nd December 2006)

• Very similar to my vB 3.5 version, however logout bug fixed and should be more compatible with other scripts on your page.

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

[MaSs ZeRo]

Hey,

The script seems to be working just fine, although I am having a problem with it. Apperantly a session string is needed in the URL and if you remove that, you're not logged in anymore. Problem is, whenever someone clicks an internal link on my site, the session string has to go, since the links lead to index.php?example=example and I can't change that into anything else, since my site wouldn't function properly anymore if I did. Is there any solution to this?

Thanks.

[Kalina]

I just finished reading this whole thread but don't see a solution to my problem, so I'll describe it.

I am using this add-on to put a login form on a Wordpress powered page. I can't get it to show properly when a person is logged in, it just shows the form and treats me as if I am still logged out.

I made a test page and it works, so it's not a subdomain issue. http://blogfeeds.webtalkforums.com/test.php

I've tried placing the following code at the top of wp-blog-header.php but it causes the blog to not work, it simply displays a "not found" error:

$curdir = getcwd ();
chdir('/home/myname/public_html');
require_once('/home/myname/public_html/global.php');
chdir ($curdir);

It appears to clash with the code already in wp-blog-header.php, here's the code in it's entirety.

<?php
$curdir = getcwd ();
chdir('/home/myname/public_html');
require_once('/home/myname/public_html/global.php');
chdir ($curdir);
if (! isset($wp_did_header)):
if ( !file_exists( dirname(__FILE__) . '/wp-config.php') ) {
	if (strpos($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], 'wp-admin') !== false) $path = '';
	else $path = 'wp-admin/';
	require_once( dirname(__FILE__) . '/wp-includes/classes.php');
	require_once( dirname(__FILE__) . '/wp-includes/functions.php');
	require_once( dirname(__FILE__) . '/wp-includes/plugin.php');
	wp_die("There doesn't seem to be a <code>wp-config.php</code> file. I need this before we can get started. Need more help? <a href='http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php'>We got it</a>. You can <a href='{$path}setup-config.php'>create a <code>wp-config.php</code> file through a web interface</a>, but this doesn't work for all server setups. The safest way is to manually create the file.", "WordPress &rsaquo; Error");
}

$wp_did_header = true;

require_once( dirname(__FILE__) . '/wp-config.php');

wp();
gzip_compression();

require_once(ABSPATH . WPINC . '/template-loader.php');

endif;
?>

[SVTCobraLTD]

So does anyone successfully have this running on 3.6.8? Seems like a lot of people are having problems with this.

SVT

[Triky]

I would like to use this, but it has a lot of problems.

[maitaijim]

Originally Posted by Kalina

I just finished reading this whole thread but don't see a solution to my problem, so I'll describe it.

I am using this add-on to put a login form on a Wordpress powered page. I can't get it to show properly when a person is logged in, it just shows the form and treats me as if I am still logged out.

I made a test page and it works, so it's not a subdomain issue. http://blogfeeds.webtalkforums.com/test.php

I've tried placing the following code at the top of wp-blog-header.php but it causes the blog to not work, it simply displays a "not found" error:

It appears to clash with the code already in wp-blog-header.php, here's the code in it's entirety.

I would love to know how you solved this.
Thanks,
Jim

[lawina]

Anyone knows if its possible to show a POLL outside the forum using this mod ?

[Medina]

Is it working with vb 3.6.8?

[Billspaintball]

Originally Posted by HKothari

Hi, I used this hack, and I'm having a lot of trouble, I set it up, just like the instructions said to, my code for including the global.php was:

PHP Code:

<?php    
$curdir = getcwd();
chdir('/usr/local/pem/vhosts/133519/webspace/httpdocs/forums/');
require_once('/usr/local/pem/vhosts/133519/webspace/httpdocs/forums/global.php');
chdir($curdir);
?>

The first problem is that when you go to the page, you get this error:

Unable to add cookies, header already sent.

Is there a way to fix this? Thanks.

That would be because you have whitespace or something before the code.
It MUST be the first thing on the page.
Even a single space will cause this error.
See item one in the troubleshooting guide.

Originally Posted by Cajun

Anyone know if this mod works with vb 3.7

It did when I tested it on beta 1.
There is s dedicated version for 3.7 in the 3.7 mods section.

Originally Posted by Kalina

I just finished reading this whole thread but don't see a solution to my problem, so I'll describe it.

I am using this add-on to put a login form on a Wordpress powered page. I can't get it to show properly when a person is logged in, it just shows the form and treats me as if I am still logged out.

This mod code and a couple of others such as vB External and Wordpress have conflicts.
Perhaps they user the same variable names or something similar.
As I don't use word press I have not been able to check on a cause or solution.

Originally Posted by SVTCobraLTD

So does anyone successfully have this running on 3.6.8? Seems like a lot of people are having problems with this.

SVT

It should run on 3.6.8 (it still works with 3.7) but I haven't tested it.

[Medina]

Can you also let member who`re logged in, posting on a non vb page?

[DocOf Dan]

I had a version of this working succesfully on my site. However, I recently had to move hosting company and now I'm having some problems with this mod. Even when I'm logged in at the forum, the page on my site doesn't recognise that, and treats me as being unregistered/not logged in.

I haven't changed the code in any way so I presume I need to tweak it (the code) or the vbulletin settings to get it to work with whatever settings on this new server (could it be a problem related to the move from PHP4 to PHP5?), but I don't know where to begin!