Disallow registration when cookies not enabled

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In register.php find

PHP Code:

if (empty($_REQUEST['do']) AND empty($_REQUEST['a']))
{
    $_REQUEST['do'] = 'signup';
} 

Replace with

PHP Code:

if (empty($_REQUEST['do']) AND empty($_REQUEST['a']))
{
    $_REQUEST['do'] = 'cookie';
} 

Find

PHP Code:

if ($_REQUEST['do'] == 'signup') 

Replace with

PHP Code:

if ($_REQUEST['do'] == 'cookie')
{
    vbsetcookie('signup', 'ok', 0);
    exec_header_redirect("register.php?do=signup");
}

if ($_REQUEST['do'] == 'signup')
{
  if ($_COOKIE[COOKIE_PREFIX . 'signup'] !=  'ok' )
  {
      eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('manNeedsCookie') . '");');
  } 

Finally, create a template which informs the user why they cannot register. You'll want to include some links to help them out....

http://www.google.com/cookies.html
http://webmaster.info.aol.com/cookieguide.html

http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies
http://www.cookiecentral.com/

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nice one

[Remi]

Thanks

Can I use the same method with browsing the forum.

and it will be fantastic if there was an option to swich it on and off from CP

would be better instead of having a template loaded to have an error message....

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by nexialys

would be better instead of having a template loaded to have an error message....

How would you incorporate that into this?

Boofo.. you're the one to ask... hummm

ok, let's see:

PHP Code:

    $DB_site->query ( "INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "phrase VALUES ( NULL, '-1', 'error_no_reg_on_disabled_cookie', 'The Administrator has required that all visitors requiring to register have their Cookies Enabled, to add more security to the board.', '1000' )" ) ; 

...this will add the error phrase... i suppose Stewart can handle this in a install script or give the mysql in the howto.
and change this:

PHP Code:

eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('manNeedsCookie') . '");'); 

to this:

PHP Code:

eval ( print_standard_error ( 'error_no_reg_on_disabled_cookie' ) ) ; 

[Boofo]

I only asked so others might get the code they needed if they wanted it.