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

[erinys]

acidburn:

CTRL-F5,. its normal that your browser cashes the image!

[Billspaintball]

Originally Posted by idwf

one little bug, if you have no new PM's you get



:

Oh ok.
Next release will have 0 if there are none.

[Billspaintball]

Originally Posted by erinys

bug: the link to new PM's is actually a link to the last new posts..

Sorry, will fix in next release (sometime this week).

and there are missing a lot of <br> etc to make it look nice

Yeah, I only have the basics in there.
I left stying out because it makes it look too complicated to some people, while most want to style it to suit their site anyhow.

thanks for this Mod!

Your welcome

[Billspaintball]

Originally Posted by acidburn0520

I've got a bit of a problem. Whenever a User changes their avatar, the avatar shown on login_inc is the one they had before they changed.

Im pretty sure that is just your browser caching the old picture.
Just force a browser refresh to fix.

CTRL + F5 (I think)

[Billspaintball]

Originally Posted by rolliet

I have what is probably an easy question. How do I add more then 1 usergroup to the code?

if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '25' )

I have tried different things and still can only allow 1 usergroup to access the page.

Thanks

Its late and I havent tested this yet but try something like

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '25' 
     or $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '26' 
     or $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '27'
) 


[ROTPAR]

Hi,

can anyone help me with my problem please ? I have no idea what to do....see my last posting.

Thanks a lot

[Billspaintball]

Originally Posted by ROTPAR

Hi,

can anyone help me with my problem please ? I have no idea what to do....see my last posting.

Thanks a lot

I assume you mean this ?

PHP Code:

Warning: getimagesize(http://www.xxxmypage.com/upload/image.php?u=1) [function.getimagesize]: failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 401 Authorization Required in /home/xxx/public_html/login_inc.php on line 27 


Since the path looks correct, and the error refers to function.getimagesize I would suspect that its probably a webserver configuation issue.

You can just commentout the lines to do with resizing the image and it will still display the avatar, but at the origional size.

[rolliet]

Originally Posted by Billspaintball

Its late and I havent tested this yet but try something like

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '25' 
     or $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '26' 
     or $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] == '27'
) 


Thats what I needed, worked great. Thanks for the help. :up:

[idwf]

Originally Posted by acidburn0520

I've got a bit of a problem. Whenever a User changes their avatar, the avatar shown on login_inc is the one they had before they changed.

aah. iom getting this too :tired:

[johnn]

Anything on the PM issue? I get nothing when I get a new PM. I see it on my board, but not on my site's index page.