Disable New User Registrations temporarily

Worker Joined: Jan 17, 2007 Posts: 170

Is it somehow possible to Disable New User Registrations temporarily. So only registered users can log in? Without doing a lot of code changing? Smile

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:40 am

Good question.

I was thinking that you could disable the Your-Account module, but then users wouldn't be able to log in, so I don't think there is an easy way of doing it.

registered · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:21 pm

This is yet another feature we need to have in a modern updated Your_Account module. You can't do it right now without mucking in the code.

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:31 pm

Why not just set Your_account access to registered users only?

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:55 pm

They wouldn't be able to log in?

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:00 pm

Duh, I only checked to see if the 'register' link allowed access, I didn't check the login. Sorry, my mistake.

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:00 pm

Sorry, just a dumb rookie.

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:20 pm

LOL, no problem. Mr. Green

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:41 pm

d***. should I suggest this as a request for the new version or has someone already suggested this? Smile

rofl... d-a-m-n is filtered? Smile

registered · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:32 am

ozbutcher, this is the first time that I have ever had anyone ask this or want this. Do you mind me asking why you would want to do this?

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:53 am

One reason is if I find my site being spammed/attacked by new registrations. If that was the case I could toggle a switch to 'disable registrations' that would give me time to find a solution for the problem and possible it will discourage those individuals of the attack.

registered · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:57 pm

A simple one line would block the new reg page in Your_Account

Code:




modules/Your_Account/index.php





if ($op == "new_user") die();

No user explanation, no lots of code, easy

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:10 pm

cheers, I'll keep this handy Smile

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:33 pm

Here is a bit of explanation for the user: Wink

Code:




if ($op == "new_user") die('Sorry, registrations have temporarily been disabled');

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:06 am

ozbutcher, thanks for the additional explanation.

evaders99, cheers also on this "quick fix"!

Wave

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:08 am

Brain FART!
Dawg