PHPScripts

This method allows to add cookie-based login form for any PHP script or pages. It is particularly useful for adding paid membership support to an existing PHP-based application.

If your existing content is in standard .html files rather than .php files, see Content/Folders

Useful if:

• All your protected content is stored in PHP files.

Not useful if:

• Images, downloadable content or other non-PHP files are included in your protected content.

Requirements

• No special requirements.

Setting Up Protection

For this plugin to work the file /amember/library/Am/Lite.php must be included at the very top (before the opening <html> tag) of the PHP pages you wish to protect as follows:

<?php
include("aMember_Root_Dir/library/Am/Lite.php"); // replace aMember_Root_Dir to actual path of amember folder on the server (not URL!)
Am_Lite::getInstance()->checkAccess(array(1,3), 'My Protected Page Title');
.. any existing PHP code goes here ..
?>

 Note: You must edit the products array to reflect the aMember product which gives access to the page.  For example, if access is confined to those with products 1 and 3 it will be as above. If it is confined to  those with products 2 and 5 you would use Am_Lite::checkAccess(array(2,5));

 Note: Instead of first argument (array(1,3) in our example), you may use special constants: Am_Lite::PAID - access is allowed if user has paid for any subscription. Am_Lite::FREE - access is allowed if user has a free subscription. Am_Lite::ANY - access is allowed if user has any subscription that has not expired. Am_Lite::ONLY_LOGIN - validate username,password only, do not check user subscriptions status.

 Note: aMember_Root_Dir must be replaced with actual unix path (not URL!) to aMember folder. You can find this path at aMember CP, click in menu "Version`` ``Info" link, then look for "Root`` ``Folder" value.

How does it work (for programmers only)

When a user enters a URL to the protected page the aMember login form is displayed and the user enters a username/password. This information is compared to entries in the member database to determine whether a user has the right credentials

• If the user is not authorized yet, user will be redirected to aMember login form.
• If the user has been authenticated, but has no access to given content, a no-access page will be displayed.
• If the user has an active subscription to a product as defined in products list, then the protected PHP page will be displayed.

If you are not using subscriptions or wish to allow any member to have access to a page, regardless of the subscriptions they hold, then you can define products list as array('ONLY_LOGIN'); This simply checks that the username and password exist in the database. Be careful - it will allow access for non paying or expired members!