This section has to do with allowing new members to sign themselves up automatically. The process involves filling out a form, checking their email and returning with a confirmation code. If you are interested in an alternate method, where a user is required to pay for membership see Chapter 5, PayPal support
The file web/users/signup.php contains the URL for this function,
(however it does not actually produce the HTML, it is equivalent to
/path/index.php?DO_SHOW_SIGNUP_FORM=1 )
This form must be POST (GET won't work for security reasons)
The form requires a name, userID, password, email address and confirm address. The form variables are:
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Although creating your own login forms are supported in both the free and paid versions, the free version must contain the advertising links. Please see the license for details. These must appear on each page containing a login or sign-up form. |
Table 6.1. Form variables for sign up
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| DO_PROCESS_SIGNUP | Tells the application to process a sign up. (Hidden form variable) | |||
| USERID | Users ID to use | The persons user ID. | ||
| NAME | Name | Supplies the persons name. | ||
| Supplies the persons email address. | ||||
| PASSWORD | Password | Supplies the users password. | ||
| PASSWORDC | Password Confirm | Supplies a password for confirmation (must match PASSWORD) | ||
| LOCATION | Optional, if provided, must be an absolute url to display after submit. |
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After submitting this form, the user is asked to check his or her email for further instructions. An email is sent to the users email address, with a temporary confirmation code and url used to validate the email address. This is used to confirm the email address as valid.
When the user checks their email, they should get a message with a url
that looks something like this:
http://www.example.com/path/to/web/users/confirm.php?C=163&U=userid
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The text of this email is configurable by creating your own
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Clicking the generated link will activate the account and they will be given the opportunity to login.
The Login page should be specified in your
~/geniegate/conf/geniegate.ini In the [Url] section
under StartPage
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The default expiration date for new accounts is 30 days, you may specify
this in your |