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

[moon_spell]

nice work ! would you please edit attached files for me ? to use on nuke page ?

pleaseeeeeeeeee

[Jeremy Mason]

If I log in from the forums:

site.com/forums

I can navigate between site.com and site.com/forums with out any poblems, but when I try to log in from site.com it detects that I am not logged in and askes me to log in. When I click on the login form, it redirects me to login.php not forums/login.php..

Any ideas?

[Cajun]

Anyone know it this mod works with vb 3.7

[leanbulk]

Originally Posted by Cajun

Anyone know it this mod works with vb 3.7

bump

[diridam]

super hackl. It offered me the ideea on how to use other features from vb on nonvb pages.

Still... i have a problem that i haven`t succeeded to find a workaround for it

When i login , i go to that redirection page :"tank you for logging in , ...", and then back to the initial nonvb page. Until here everything perfect
When i logout , it redirects me to the logout page where i have to press "click here to return to the previous page..." ... is there any workaround to automatically redirect me from where i came as it does when i login ?

thanks

[superthang]

anyone have instruction for 3.7 ? does it safe to overwrite the login_inc ?

thanks for help!

[thmst30]

AWESOME, after a couple hours of messing around I FINALLY got this working in vb 3.6.8. Also now using it in the widget sidebar on a wordpress blog. PERFECT and SEEMLESS integration. However I had to alter the code a bit so it could communicate with the newer version of vb.

[txsbmw]

Works fine for me with 3.7 beta 4. I did however have it installed before upgrading. I upgraded and never had to mess with anything, it kept working as normal.

[RSmiroldo]

When I log in on the website and it goes back to the wesbite the login in still there how to I fix this.

[thegabriel]

Hi,

I had implemented this code and it was working fine. My password had presently expired and my homepage looks scrambled. It is not redirecting to the forum page where it shows password expiry message.

If I go to the forums page, by typing http://www.example.com/forums then the message shows up.

Can you please guide me on how I could rectify this error?

Thanks,
G