Allow users to delete themselves

This one was requested by Webhost. Personally I can't see the use for this, but a hacker's gotta do what a hacker's gotta do.

Anyway, this one is really simple.

First, create a new template named "deleteself" with this:

<center>Are you sure you want to delete your user account from this message board?<br>
All of your current posts will be set to "Guest".
<b>This is not revertible!</b>

<form action="member2.php" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="killme">
<input type="submit" value="    Yes    " class="bginput">
</form></center>

Now open the attached text file, and add the code from it to member2.php right after this code:

  eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("subscribe")."\");");
}

That's it. Now people can go to member2.php?s=&action=deleteme, and if they click Yes there their profile (and the rest of the data associated with that user) will be deleted.

I put in a nice 'done' message, I'll post a screen shot in a minute.

[Floris]

Uhm .. I tried a few things, but only ended up with errors. grr.. I wish I knew more about PHP

[Smellycat]

Originally posted by xiphoid
Uhm .. I tried a few things, but only ended up with errors. grr.. I wish I knew more about PHP

maybe if you offer Firefly, a free holiday he might come and teach you some more of his leet php skills?

*Grin*

[Floris]

If you don't hear from FireFly for a while .. :P

	mail("$webmasteremail", "User $bbuserinfo[username] Unregistered", "Username ".unhtmlspecialchars($bbuserinfo['username'])." \n UserID $bbuserinfo[userid] \n Unregistered", "From: $webmasteremail\r\n");
	eval("standarderror(\"<br><br>You've just been erased from our database, you are now browsing the forum as Guest.<br><br>\");");

should do the trick. I tried with username ^test*^'\er and that worked just fine.

Now.. all I need is an input field where users can give a quick reason why they no longer wish to be a registered member.

[Derek]

I'm hoping this "bump" will be able to give someone the opprotunity to add the "email confirmation to user" feature.

[wolfman]

Ok I have it installed I just have no idea where to find this new option at nor do I know how to add it in someplace so the user can find it.

Thanks in advance.

[Floris]

Time to re-read the thread is all I can advice.

[wolfman]

Uh thanks, I think.

I have read and re-read this thread I am seeing bits and pieces of it but how to put these pieces together is just not falling together in my head.

[wolfman]

For anyone that cares I added this to the usercpnav template under User Control Panel Templates this gives the users a button within the user cp. I am sure someone will do it on accident as many do not seem to read anything, but hey they will learn when they make this big of a mistake. I have this installed in vbb 2.2.7 and I have tested it and it does work.

	<td bgcolor="$cpnav[7]"><smallfont><b><a href="member2.php?s=&action=deleteme">Delete me</a></b></smallfont></td>

Edited the code in here as I posted the wrong one in there this can be pasted in the usercpnav after the last line like this one.

[Floris]

Originally posted by wolfman
Ok I have it installed I just have no idea where to find this new option

.. from the first post in this thread:

That's it. Now people can go to member2.php?s=&action=deleteme, and if they click Yes there their profile (and the rest of the data associated with that user) will be deleted.

You can put it anywhere you want.

You can make a link in any template like
<a href="member2.php?s=&action=deleteme">Delete me</a>

As suggested above, you can do this in the usercp, where someone might suspect it. I made a unregister.mysite.com link, so when they go there, they can unregister. You could add it in your footer < contact us - register - unregister - yoursite.com >

[wolfman]

Thanks so much I do appreciate the help