User sign up
This section has to do with allowing new members to sign themselves up automatically. The process involves filling out a form, checking their email and returning with a confirmation code.
The file web/users/signup.php contains the URL for this function, (however it does not actually produce the HTML, it is equivalent to /path/index.php?DO_SHOW_SIGNUP_FORM=1 )
The form requires a name, userID, password, email address and confirm address. The form variables are:
This form must be POST (GET won't work for security reasons)
Table 5-1. Form variables for sign up
| Form Variable | Label | What it does | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DO_PROCESS_SIGNUP | Tells the application to process a sign up. (Hidden form variable) | |||
| USERID | Users ID to use | |||
| NAME | Name | Supplies the persons name. | ||
| Supplies the persons email address. | ||||
| PASSWORD | Password | Supplies the users password. | ||
| PASSWORDC | Password Confirm | Supplies a password for confirmation (must match PASSWORD) | ||
| LOCATION | Optional, if provided, must be an absolute url to display after submit. | |||
After submitting this form, the user is asked to check his or her email for further instructions. An email is sent to the users email address, with a temporary confirmation code and url used to validate the email address. (so it is essential to use valid email addresses when testing this)
When the user checks their email, they should get a message with a url that looks something like this: http://www.example.com/path/to/web/users/confirm.php?C=163&U=userid
 | The text of this email is configurable by creating your own mail-confirm.php |
Clicking the link the generated link will activate their account, and they will be given the opportunity to login.
The Login page should be specified in your ~/geniegate/conf/geniegate.ini In the [Url] section under StartPage By default it is http://localhost/. Which is almost certainly not what you want.