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 3.5 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.

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 3.5.x - All Versions

Changelog

Version 1.30 (24th April 2007)

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

Version 1.20 (2nd December 2006)

• Fixed Logout incorrect path bug
• Made change to reduce compatibility problems with foreign scripts

Version 1.10 (4th Feb 2006)

• Changed login_inc.php so you only need to edit path in one place now.
• Added more commenting to login_inc.php
• Added usage instructions to instructions file
• Added troubleshooting guide with all common problems and fixes to instructions file.

Note: It is NOT necessary to update from 1.0 to 1.10.
There is no functionality changes or bug fixes between these 2 releases.

Version 1.0 (17th November 2005)

• Initial Release

Deluxe Version of this hack is now available
Has Avatars, PM's, Number of Posts etc.

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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]

Yes it is supposed to recognise when your logged in or out.

See these 2 pics to see what it should show when you are logged in or out.

I would suspect it may be a cookie / cached files / browser security issue.
In you browser settings, try deleting temp internet files and cookies.

[MOREAGA]

i think it's because i use my domain for my site, and a sub domain for my forums, that's the feedback everyone keeps telling me, any way around this problem? besides and iframe.

[R1D1]

got a little java-error in there... any ideas? script runs fine so there is missing a "(" on line 9 (read via right-mouse-click) while showing login-form... yellow sign left bottom... error... page shows up correctly but an java-error occured in the background...

[Billspaintball]

Originally Posted by MOREAGA

i think it's because i use my domain for my site, and a sub domain for my forums, that's the feedback everyone keeps telling me, any way around this problem? besides and iframe.

Ive read about other scripts having this issue if one of them was in a diffrent subdomain.
Im not sure if they ever found a solution, but I will look.

[roosevelt]

Originally Posted by iankh

I know this is proabably a dumb question, but I am not technical. Does the basic web page have to be set up as a .php page or can this be used in an html page?

If you want PHP to work in your .html pages, and if you are on apache server you can make your server to parse php scripts in your html files. Insert this code in your .htaccess file, to make php work in .html files:

RemoveHandler .html .htm
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .htm .html

A demo of this parsing is here: http://www.photoshopcity.com/content...ml?parent_id=7. See those ?parent_id vars... .

[R1D1]

Originally Posted by R1D1

got a little java-error in there... any ideas? script runs fine so there is missing a "(" on line 9 (read via right-mouse-click) while showing login-form... yellow sign left bottom... error... page shows up correctly but an java-error occured in the background...

no java-errors? anyone? mmh...

[Billspaintball]

Originally Posted by R1D1

got a little java-error in there... any ideas? script runs fine so there is missing a "(" on line 9 (read via right-mouse-click) while showing login-form... yellow sign left bottom... error... page shows up correctly but an java-error occured in the background...

Im not geting that error in either IE or Opera.
Anyone else getting it?

[R1D1]

thx. i will try to do the whole thing again, perhaps i crushed some code, as i changed the paths.....

[boske]

I am getting the error

Line: 469
Char: 1
Error: Expected '('
Code: 0

And I think I narrowed it down to this line:

	<input name=vb_login_username type=text id=navbar_username onfocus=if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = ''; size=10 />

It has to be this though
onfocus=if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = '';

Does anyone know what that does?

[boske]

Well, I have removed the line, and no problems. I would like to know what it does though.