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User Authentication #278319 08/18/2004 7:50 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 31 Feffer User
Feffer User Joined: May 2004 Posts: 31	Ok, so I'm trying to make it where in order to view a page outside the threads folder (same server, same domain) it needs to look at the threads database of users and authenticate them. I know that I've been asking a lot of questions lately and chance becoming known as the board "thorn in the side" but I was wondering if any of you kind folks could spell this out nice and simple for me. Remember, small words for the simpleton. Oh yeah, version 6.4b1

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Re: User Authentication

CJ #278320 08/18/2004 8:38 PM

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I can't test this right now, but you would include something like so at the beginning of your script...

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   $threadspath = "/bla/bla/bla/ubbthreads"; // <---CONFIGURE YOUR THREADS PATH <br />   require ("$threadspath/main.inc.php"); <br />   $userob = new user; <br />   $user = $userob -> authenticate(); <br />      if (!$user['U_Username']) { <br />         die("<p>You are not authorized to view this page.</p>"); <br />      }

Re: User Authentication smoknz28 #278321 08/19/2004 2:14 AM
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Feffer User Joined: May 2004 Posts: 31	mmmm, good stuff. Now would I need to put the php tags around this? I'm putting it your run-of-the-mill php page. Pardon my 'tardedness.

Re: User Authentication CJ #278322 08/19/2004 3:09 AM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 10,369 Charlotte, NC JoshPet I type Like navaho
JoshPet I type Like navaho Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 10,369 Charlotte, NC	Yes, you can look at the generic threads page for an example: https://www.ubbdev.com/forum/showflat.php/Number/81311

Re: User Authentication CJ #278323 08/19/2004 7:07 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 488 Twisty Code Monkey
Twisty Code Monkey Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 488	Yeah it's just a regular php code snippet. Slap the tags around it and name the file with a PHP extension...that's all there is to it. If you wish to use your messageboard theme for this page, then Josh's generic page is what you definitely want. I believe there's 2 versions of it actually, both template and non-template varieties.

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Re: User Authentication Daine #278324 08/20/2004 2:48 AM
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Feffer User Joined: May 2004 Posts: 31	Holy fishsticks! Josh, I didn't know something like this was available. I tried it and it doesn't seem to care whether I was logged in or not - it was showing me the test verbage that comes with the script. Is there a 'quick n dirty' to stop the info on this page from showing up except to those that are registered - or even better - of a certain usergroup? I swear you guys are masterminds at this stuff!

Re: User Authentication

CJ #278325 08/20/2004 11:22 AM

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1) For a specific usergroup...

CHANGE THIS:

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   $user = $userob -> authenticate();

TO THIS:

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   $user = $userob -> authenticate(U_Groups); <br /> <br />      if ( (!$user['U_Username']) || (strstr(!$user['U_Groups'],"-X-") ) ) { <br />         die("<p>You are not authorized to view this page.</p>"); <br />      }

...where X is the usergroup number.

2) For registered users only...

CHANGE THIS:

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   $user = $userob -> authenticate();

TO THIS:

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   $user = $userob -> authenticate(); <br /> <br />      if (!$user['U_Username']) { <br />         die("<p>You are not authorized to view this page.</p>"); <br />      }

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