User Levels

[dean7]

Hi all on my website i have a mod panel witch only staff can see it (mod admin etc..) how could i code somthing so only the staff can see the link and access that page but users carnt? But if users try going to that url it move them to a different page?

 

Thanks for you help

[tecmeister]

Hi,

 

Add a user level to the database for each person and make the default to 0.  Then make staff's level equal to 1.

 

Then put.

 

<?php

if($row['level'] == 1){

?>

<a href="cpanel.php">Cpanel</a>

<?php

}

?>

[dean7]

in my database i have user lvl in the users table witch has lvls like owner But when i change

 

<?php
if($row['level']== owner {
?>

 

It doesnt show the link to the users who have the user lvl owner

 

 

This is what im trying.

 

<?php
if($row['level'] == owner){
?>
- <a href="../admin/index.php" target="mainFrame">Admin</a><br>
<?php
}
?>

 

but that dont show the link after

[tecmeister]

Could you paste me the full script of the page and I will have a look.

[Flames]

is the mysql field called level? also owner should be encased in ", i.e. "owner"

[dean7]

<div class="menutitle" onclick="SwitchMenu('sub1')">Staff Panel</div>
<span class="submenu" id="sub1">
	<?php
if($row['level'] == "owner"){
?>
- <a href="../admin/index.php" target="mainFrame">Admin</a><br>
<?php
}
?>

 

That is basicly the script. Its part of my menu.

[Daniel0]

Try to place

var_dump($row['level']);

right before the if.

 

What does that output?

[dean7]

My code is now

 

<div class="menutitle" onclick="SwitchMenu('sub1')">Staff Panel</div>
<span class="submenu" id="sub1">
	<?php
var_dump($row['level'] == "owner"){ // line 132
?>
- <a href="../admin/index.php" target="mainFrame">Admin</a><br>
<?php
}
?>

 

But its now saying

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '{' in /home/a7502957/public_html/nav.php on line 132

[Flames]

<div class="menutitle" onclick="SwitchMenu('sub1')">Staff Panel</div>
<span class="submenu" id="sub1">
	<?php
var_dump($row['level']);
if($row['level' == "owner"){ // line 132
?>
- <a href="../admin/index.php" target="mainFrame">Admin</a><br>
<?php
}
?>

 

Try it like that

 

[dean7]

Doing that makes an error

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ')', expecting ']' in /home/a7502957/public_html/nav.php on line 133

 

My code

 

<div class="menutitle" onclick="SwitchMenu('sub1')">Staff Panel</div>
<span class="submenu" id="sub1">
<?php
var_dump($row['level']);
if($row['level' == "owner"){ // line 133
?>
- <a href="../admin/index.php" target="mainFrame">Admin</a><br>
<?php
}
?>

[daveoffy]

this should work

<?php
var_dump($row['level']);
if($row['level'] == "owner"){
?>
- <a href="../admin/index.php" target="mainFrame">Admin</a><br>
<?php
}
?>

[dean7]

this should work

<?php
var_dump($row['level']);
if($row['level'] == "owner"){
?>
- <a href="../admin/index.php" target="mainFrame">Admin</a><br>
<?php
}
?>

That dont show admin panel bit but it says NULL

[daveoffy]

Do you have a connection to the database in that code?

Do you have it connecting to the table level is in?

Do you have a level named owner?

[dean7]

Do you have a connection to the database in that code?

Do you have it connecting to the table level is in?

Do you have a level named owner?

Yeah i have a connection to the database in the code

I have the lvl called owner

But what you mean by have it connecting to the table level is in?

[Daniel0]

That dont show admin panel bit but it says NULL

 

Right, that means that $row doesn't contain any value. You will need to replace $row with an array that contains the user info.

[daveoffy]

How is your database set up?

 

-User

  -level

  -owner

 

Table is User, row is level.

[jkewlo]

why dont u set the level into a session?

 

what I do for my site.. and it works fine

 

[jkewlo]

I do it while the user submits his log in data so

 

index.php - > check.php ( check.php sets all my sessions and checks the database for the proper username and password if username and password = true meaning it is correct then sends to profile.php which then if the sessions are correct for the user to have admin rights 3 being admin 2 being mod 1 being  no admin/mod rights just regular member if it is 3 then it displays admin if it is 2 it displays mod if 3 it displays nothing. pretty simple way of doing it. if I was at home or had my scp connection i would give you my script for you to use.