Once a user is logged into his/her account, you can display any account information using a simple “include” command and some basic PHP code.

Before using the file, ensure that line 4 on the member_cp/user_data.php file is properly displaying the absolute path to the /ppSD2/admin/mysql.php file. The line looks like this within the program ZIP file:

$FSP = "%%path%%";

Once updated it should look as follows[1]:

$FSP = "/full/server/path/to/ppSD2";

Important: this code will only work if your file has the .php extension.

• At the top of your PHP file, copy and paste the following code AFTER changing “/full/server/path/to/ppSD2” to reflect the correct full server path to the ppSD2 directory on your server (see previous step):

<?php
include "/full/server/path/to/ppSD2/member_cp/user_data.php";
?>

You can use the following code to determine whether a user is currently logged into his/her account:

<?php
if ($logged_in == "1") {
  // The user is logged into his/her ppSD2 account
} else {
  // The user is not currently logged in
}
?>

This code is useful because it will allow you to either display login/register or logout//update account links. Example:

<?php
if ($logged_in == "1") {
echo <<<qq
Welcome $user[username] (<a href="/ppSD2/member_cp/edit_account.php">Update Account</a> / <a href="/ppSD2/logout.php">Logout</a>)
qq;
} else {
echo <<<qq
Welcome Guest (<a href="/ppSD2/login.php">Login</a> / <a href="/ppSD2/register.php">Register</a>)
qq;
}
?>

Important: When editing the above code, only change the the text found between the echo <<<qq and qq; lines.

Note: This will only work if the user is logged into his/her account!

Place the any of the following code snippets exactly where you wish for them to appear on your PHP page.

• Display any field within the database using the following format (to view a list of field names, from the admin control panel hover your mouse over “Setup” and click on “List Custom Fields”):

<?php
echo $user[field_name_here];
?>

• The field_name_here is cAsE SeNsITive and based on the list of fields available from “Setup” > “List Custom Fields”
• So if you have a field within the database named “fiRSt_NaMe”, you would include it as follows:

<?php
echo $user[fiRSt_NaMe];
?>

• Display a list of the user’s secure areas as follows[2]:

<?php
echo $user_areas;
?>

• Display how many days a user has left before his/her account expires:

<?php
echo $days_remaining;
?>

• Display the date:[3]

<?php
echo $current_date;
?>

• Additional fields that can be displayed: