Docs on User Module?

Thursday 14 August 2003 8:01:06 pm

Hi,

I'm still looking for information on how to modify/use the user module. I can't find any docs!

I have searched the docs, searched the forums (you can't actually search for "user" in the forum search - you get an error returned), downloaded and created the doxygen docs and read the complete ezpublish 3 wiki and I can't find anything on using the user module. I have also asked previously but with no answer.

I need to have a user register on my site, intercept that with a workflow somehow so I can run my own php code, add the new user to a couple of roles/groups and then at the other end, restrict access to sections based upon roles/groups.

Any pointers on where to start? Are there *any* docs at all (have I been a dummy and missed them)?. Is there any information available? I've got my site built but can't register or restrict access like I want to so I'm stuck!!!

Kind Regards,
Willie

Wednesday 27 August 2003 11:40:34 am

You may already have this question answered but here it goes anyways.

As far as I can tell you want to add some more properties to the User accounts. You can add new properties to the user accounts in the Admin interface->Setup->Users->User.

I went as far as adding my own datatype as I wanted a list based Datatype (200+ entries in a seperate DB Table). I have created php scripts in a seperate module that access the current user and read the data from this new property. I am using this as the basis for securing my module as roles the way eZp defines them are not exactly what I need.

All current user attributes are available in eZUser::currentUser(); whereever you are in your module so grabbing aspects of the data_map shouldn't be a problem for your specific needs.

I'm not sure if that helps any but I just wanted to affirm that it is very doable with a little monkeying around.

Dave