Freichat Custom Install: "Could not authenticate user"

adeoba

posted Jun 27 '13 at 3:32 pm

<title>Mysite: Login</title><center>
<font face="arial">
Login to Mysite:</font></center>

<form name="login" action method="post">
Username:<br><input type="text" size="25" name="myusername"><br>
Password:<br><input type="password" size="25" name="mypassword"><br>

Enter Image Text:<br><input name="captcha" type="text"><img src="captcha.php"><br><input type="submit" value="Login"><br><a href="forgot.htm"><font size="2">Forgot Login details?</font></a>
<br><a href="index.php">Index</a>

Login Action Script:

<pre><code>ob_start();//Start buffer output ?>

<font face="arial">

<?php session_start();
if(isset($_POST["captcha"])&$_POST["captcha"]!=""&&$_SESSION["code"]==$_POST["captcha"])
{
// echo "<font color='green'>Correct Code Entered</font>";
//Do my stuff

$host="localhost"; // Host name
$username="username"; // Mysql username
$password="password"; // Mysql password
$db_name="dbname"; // Database name
$tbl_name="tblname"; // Table name
$tbl_name2="tblname2"; // Table name 2

// Connect to server and select database.
mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password")or die("cannot connect");
mysql_select_db("$db_name")or die("cannot select DB");

// Get values from form
$myusername=mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['myusername']);
$mypassword=mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['mypassword']);

// Validate the login
$sql2="SELECT * FROM $tbl_name2 WHERE username='$myusername' and password='$mypassword'";
$result2=mysql_query($sql2);

$count=mysql_num_rows($result2);

// If result matched $myusername and $mypassword, table row must be 1 row
if($count==1)

session_start();
$_SESSION['myusername'] = "1";

header ("Location: members.php");

}

else {
echo "<center><font color="red">Invalid Login Details. Not Logged In.</font></center>";
echo "<br>";
echo "<center><font color="red">Please go back and try again.</font></center>";
echo "<br>";

echo "<center><a href="login.php">Back</a></center>";
}

}

?>

<?php // close connection
//mysql_close();
?> ob_flush();//Flush buffer output ?></code></pre>

Members Area Script:

<pre><code><?php ob_start; ?><?php session_start();

if (!(isset($_SESSION['myusername']) & $_SESSION['myusername'] != '')) {

header ("Location: login.php");

}

?><header><a href="logout.php">Logout</a></header><footer><?php $ses=null;

if(isset($_SESSION['myusername']))
{
if($_SESSION['myusername'] != null) // Here null is guest
{
$ses=$_SESSION['myusername']; //LOOK, now userid will be passed to FreiChat
}
}

if(!function_exists("freichatx_get_hash"))
{
function freichatx_get_hash($ses){

if(is_file("/home/user/public_html/freichat/hardcode.php")){

require "/home/user/public_html/freichat/hardcode.php";

$temp_id = $ses . $uid;

return md5($temp_id);

}
else
{
echo "<script>alert('module freichatx says: hardcode.php file not
found!');";
}

return 0;
}
}
?>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascipt" src="http://mysite/freichat/client/main.php?id=<?php%20echo%20%24ses;?>&xhash=<?php%20echo%20freichatx_get_hash(%24ses);%20?>"></script><link rel="stylesheet" href="http://mysite/freichat/client/jquery/freichat_themes/freichatcss.php" type="text/css"></footer><center><font face="arial" size="22px" color="purple">Members' Area!</font></center>

<?php ob_flush; ?></code></pre>
</form>

I am trying to install freichat custom version for a php website i developed myself. I have a login page, a login action script, and then a members' area page. I have stated the url of the installation as the members' area page (mysite/members.php). Where I ran into issues is the User Authentication guide. After following the necessary steps, and when I click the "click me once you have logged in to your website" button, I get the following error: ":( Could not authenticate user . Please verify your edited copy-paste code and make any required changes" What am I doing wrong? Please help. Below are the codes I used: Login Script: &lt;code&gt; &lt;html&gt; &lt;title&gt;Mysite: Login&lt;/title&gt; &lt;center&gt; &lt;font face="arial"&gt; Login to Mysite:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;form name=login action" action="loginaction.php" method="post"&gt; Username:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;input type="text" size="25" name="myusername" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Password:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;input type="password" size="25" name="mypassword" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Enter Image Text:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;input name="captcha" type="text"&gt; &lt;img src="captcha.php" /&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;input type="submit" value="Login" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="forgot.htm"&gt;&lt;font size='2'&gt;Forgot Login details?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="index.php"&gt;Index&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/font&gt; &lt;/center&gt; &lt;/html&gt; &lt;/code&gt; Login Action Script: &lt;code&gt; &lt;? ob_start();//Start buffer output ?&gt; &lt;html&gt; &lt;font face="arial"&gt; &lt;?php session_start(); if(isset($_POST["captcha"])&&$_POST["captcha"]!=""&&$_SESSION["code"]==$_POST["captcha"]) { // echo "&lt;font color='green'&gt;Correct Code Entered&lt;/font&gt;"; //Do my stuff $host="localhost"; // Host name $username="username"; // Mysql username $password="password"; // Mysql password $db_name="dbname"; // Database name $tbl_name="tblname"; // Table name $tbl_name2="tblname2"; // Table name 2 // Connect to server and select database. mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password")or die("cannot connect"); mysql_select_db("$db_name")or die("cannot select DB"); // Get values from form $myusername=mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['myusername']); $mypassword=mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['mypassword']); // Validate the login $sql2="SELECT * FROM $tbl_name2 WHERE username='$myusername' and password='$mypassword'"; $result2=mysql_query($sql2); $count=mysql_num_rows($result2); // If result matched $myusername and $mypassword, table row must be 1 row if($count==1) session_start(); $_SESSION['myusername'] = "1"; header ("Location: members.php"); } else { echo "&lt;center&gt;&lt;font color='red'&gt;Invalid Login Details. Not Logged In.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;"; echo "&lt;br&gt;"; echo "&lt;center&gt;&lt;font color='red'&gt;Please go back and try again.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;"; echo "&lt;br&gt;"; echo "&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href='login.php'&gt;Back&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;"; } } ?&gt; &lt;?php // close connection //mysql_close(); ?&gt; &lt;/font&gt; &lt;/html&gt; &lt;? ob_flush();//Flush buffer output ?&gt; &lt;/code&gt; Members Area Script: &lt;code&gt; &lt;?php ob_start; ?&gt; &lt;?php session_start(); if (!(isset($_SESSION['myusername']) && $_SESSION['myusername'] != '')) { header ("Location: login.php"); } ?&gt; &lt;html&gt; &lt;header&gt;&lt;a href="logout.php"&gt;Logout&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/header&gt; &lt;head&gt; &lt;footer&gt; &lt;!--===========================FreiChat=======START=========================--&gt; &lt;!-- For uninstalling ME , first remove/comment all FreiChat related code i.e below code Then remove FreiChat tables frei_session & frei_chat if necessary The best/recommended way is using the module for installation --&gt; &lt;?php $ses=null; if(isset($_SESSION['myusername'])) { if($_SESSION['myusername'] != null) // Here null is guest { $ses=$_SESSION['myusername']; //LOOK, now userid will be passed to FreiChat } } if(!function_exists("freichatx_get_hash")) { function freichatx_get_hash($ses){ if(is_file("/home/user/public_html/freichat/hardcode.php")){ require "/home/user/public_html/freichat/hardcode.php"; $temp_id = $ses . $uid; return md5($temp_id); } else { echo "&lt;script&gt;alert('module freichatx says: hardcode.php file not found!');&lt;/script&gt;"; } return 0; } } ?&gt; &lt;script type="text/javascript" language="javascipt"src="http://mysite/freichat/client/main.php?id=&lt;?php echo $ses;?&gt;&xhash=&lt;?php echo freichatx_get_hash($ses); ?&gt;"&gt;&lt;/script&gt; &lt;link rel="stylesheet" href="http://mysite/freichat/client/jquery/freichat_themes/freichatcss.php" type="text/css"&gt; &lt;!--===========================FreiChatX=======END=========================--&gt; &lt;/footer&gt; &lt;/head&gt; &lt;center&gt;&lt;font face="arial" size="22px"; color="purple"&gt;Members' Area!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt; &lt;/html&gt; &lt;?php ob_flush; ?&gt; &lt;/code&gt;

admin

posted Jun 28 '13 at 6:05 am

Your Members Area Script: code is not correct . Looks like you referred the code from the Documentation in our website .
The Docs for custom installation is not yet updated for the latest version so do not use them .

You should use the code given your Custom installation page itself .

We have edited the code for you :

First of all, the the session variable $_SESSION['myusername'] does not contain the userid of the user according to your Login Action Script:

You can do it this way :

Replace in Login Action Script
<?php session_start();
$_SESSION['myusername'] = "1";

?>

with

<?php //session_start(); why are you starting session again ?
$_SESSION['userid'] = $result2[YOUR_USERID_COLUMN_NAME];

?>

Then , in Members Area Script:

Replace

<?php $ses=null;

if(isset($_SESSION['myusername']))
{
if($_SESSION['myusername'] != null) // Here null is guest
{
$ses=$_SESSION['myusername']; //LOOK, now userid will be passed to FreiChat
}
}

?>

With

<?php if(isset($_SESSION['userid']))
{
$ses = $_SESSION['userid'] //tell freichat the userid of the current user

setcookie("freichat_user", "LOGGED_IN", time()+3600, "/"); // *do not change -> freichat code
}
else {
$ses = null; //tell freichat that the current user is a guest

setcookie("freichat_user", null, time()+3600, "/"); // *do not change -> freichat code
}

?>

Your &lt;em&gt;Members Area Script:&lt;/em&gt; code is not correct . Looks like you referred the code from the Documentation in our website . The Docs for custom installation is not yet updated for the latest version so do not use them . You should use the code given your Custom installation page itself . We have edited the code for you : First of all, the the session variable $_SESSION['myusername'] does not contain the userid of the user according to your &lt;em&gt;Login Action Script:&lt;/em&gt; You can do it this way : Replace in Login Action Script &lt;?php session_start(); $_SESSION['myusername'] = "1"; ?&gt; with &lt;?php //session_start(); why are you starting session again ? $_SESSION['userid'] = $result2[YOUR_USERID_COLUMN_NAME]; ?&gt; Then , in &lt;em&gt;Members Area Script:&lt;/em&gt; Replace &lt;?php $ses=null; if(isset($_SESSION['myusername'])) { if($_SESSION['myusername'] != null) // Here null is guest { $ses=$_SESSION['myusername']; //LOOK, now userid will be passed to FreiChat } } ?&gt; &lt;h4&gt; With &lt;/h4&gt; &lt;?php if(isset($_SESSION['userid'])) { $ses = $_SESSION['userid'] //tell freichat the userid of the current user setcookie("freichat_user", "LOGGED_IN", time()+3600, "/"); // *do not change -&gt; freichat code } else { $ses = null; //tell freichat that the current user is a guest setcookie("freichat_user", null, time()+3600, "/"); // *do not change -&gt; freichat code } ?&gt;

Necessity is the mother of all inventions!

roydenrego

posted Oct 27 '13 at 3:47 pm

Even I'am facing the same problem

if(!isset($_SESSION['SESS_MEMBER_ID']))
{
$ses = $_SESSION['SESS_MEMBER_ID']; //tell freichat the userid of the current user

setcookie("freichat_user", "LOGGED_IN", time()+3600, "/"); // *do not change -> freichat code
}

I have put my code so but it is giving me the error :( Could not authenticate user . Please verify your edited copy-paste code and make any required changes.

Even if i hard code it so

$ses = 1; //tell freichat the userid of the current user

setcookie("freichat_user", "LOGGED_IN", time()+3600, "/"); // *do not change -> freichat code
}
if(!function_exists("freichatx_get_hash")){
function freichatx_get_hash($ses){

if(is_file("/home/priva134/public_html/chat/hardcode.php")){

require "/home/priva134/public_html/chat/hardcode.php";

$temp_id = $ses . $uid;

return md5($temp_id);
.
.
.

}

return 0;
}
}

I still get the same error.

In order to verify that $_SESSION['SESS_MEMBER_ID'] has the member id in it. I printed in my website using echo $_SESSION['SESS_MEMBER_ID'];
It gave the member id i.e. 1 as the output.

I dont know why this is giving me such error.

Even I'am facing the same problem if(!isset($_SESSION['SESS_MEMBER_ID'])) { $ses = $_SESSION['SESS_MEMBER_ID']; //tell freichat the userid of the current user setcookie("freichat_user", "LOGGED_IN", time()+3600, "/"); // *do not change -&gt; freichat code } I have put my code so but it is giving me the error :( Could not authenticate user . Please verify your edited copy-paste code and make any required changes. Even if i hard code it so $ses = 1; //tell freichat the userid of the current user setcookie("freichat_user", "LOGGED_IN", time()+3600, "/"); // *do not change -&gt; freichat code } if(!function_exists("freichatx_get_hash")){ function freichatx_get_hash($ses){ if(is_file("/home/priva134/public_html/chat/hardcode.php")){ require "/home/priva134/public_html/chat/hardcode.php"; $temp_id = $ses . $uid; return md5($temp_id); . . . } return 0; } } I still get the same error. In order to verify that $_SESSION['SESS_MEMBER_ID'] has the member id in it. I printed in my website using echo $_SESSION['SESS_MEMBER_ID']; It gave the member id i.e. 1 as the output. I dont know why this is giving me such error.

admin

posted Oct 27 '13 at 4:27 pm

That is pretty strange .

Can you try deleting your browser cookies . If it still does not work , please provide us with the install url , we would like to have a check .

Also please create a new post and if required only post a link to this post for reference , because it creates confusion .

That is pretty strange . Can you try deleting your browser cookies . If it still does not work , please provide us with the install url , we would like to have a check . Also please create a new post and if required only post a link to this post for reference , because it creates confusion .

Necessity is the mother of all inventions!

roydenrego

posted Oct 27 '13 at 4:43 pm

http://codologic.com/page/node/3232

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