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[Zetan]

Ok, try

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if (in_array('7,9,10', $GLOBALS['user_info']['groups']))


[maldave]

Ok, try

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if (in_array('7,9,10', $GLOBALS['user_info']['groups']))


I did and it didn't work either 

[Zetan]

Hmmm... I've probably got the placement wrong. It may need to "exclude" member groups.
I'm not the greatest code guru, I am one of the greatest Copy / Pasters, though.

Perhaps somebody else can help.

[IchBin]

In your code you need to put the right variable in place. $GLOBALS is not a variable. It should look like this:

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{
global $context;
if ($context['user']['is_guest'])
echo '
This page is available to Members Only. ';
}
{
global $context;
if (in_array(7, $context['user_info']['groups']))
echo '
<iframe id="myframe" src="eqdkp" marginheight="0" vspace="0" hspace="0" scrolling="no" width="100%" frameborder="0" height="1200">none</iframe>';
}
{
global $context;
if (in_array(9, $context['user_info']['groups']))
echo '
<iframe id="myframe" src="eqdkp" marginheight="0" vspace="0" hspace="0" scrolling="no" width="100%" frameborder="0" height="1200">none</iframe>';
}

[maldave]

In your code you need to put the right variable in place. $GLOBALS is not a variable. It should look like this:

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{
global $context;
if ($context['user']['is_guest'])
echo '
This page is available to Members Only. ';
}
{
global $context;
if (in_array(7, $context['user_info']['groups']))
echo '
<iframe id="myframe" src="eqdkp" marginheight="0" vspace="0" hspace="0" scrolling="no" width="100%" frameborder="0" height="1200">none</iframe>';
}
{
global $context;
if (in_array(9, $context['user_info']['groups']))
echo '
<iframe id="myframe" src="eqdkp" marginheight="0" vspace="0" hspace="0" scrolling="no" width="100%" frameborder="0" height="1200">none</iframe>';
}

IchBin, the change that you purposed didn't work for me. This is the code that you suggested;

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if (in_array(7, $context['user_info']['groups']))


When I try to use that I get a blank screen and the page that I want to show in the iframe doesn't show. Since this didn't work I had to use the old one that looks like this;

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if (in_array(7, $GLOBALS['user_info']['groups']))

[Freddy]

I don't think (not sure) but $context['user_info']['groups'] may not exist.

I think you need to use $user_info, where $user_info['groups'] contains all the groups the member is in.

Try this :

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global $user_info;

// List all your allowed member groups in this array here...
$allowedMemberGroups = array(7,9,10,11);

$valid = false;

foreach ($allowedMemberGroups as $needle)
{
if (in_array($needle, $user_info['groups']))
$valid = true;
}

if ($valid == false)
{
echo '
This page is available to certain members only. ';
}
elseif ($valid == true)
{
echo '
Here is my iFrame or whatever...';
}

I've only tested it a little, seems to work okay here.

BTW; $user_info is a much much smaller array than $GLOBALS, so whatever you do I would suggest using that instead - it may just save a little on processing.

Also worth noting that a member can be in more than one group - eg an admin could be group 1 but maybe also a newbie in group 4 of the post count group.  Probably won't make much difference to this idea though...

[maldave]

I don't think (not sure) but $context['user_info']['groups'] may not exist.

I think you need to use $user_info, where $user_info['groups'] contains all the groups the member is in.

Try this :

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global $user_info;

// List all your allowed boards in this array here...
$allowedBoards = array(7,9,10,11);

$valid = false;

foreach ($allowedBoards as $needle)
{
if (in_array($needle, $user_info['groups']))
$valid = true;
}

if ($valid == false)
{
echo '
This page is available to certain members only. ';
}
elseif ($valid == true)
{
echo '
Here is my iFrame or whatever...';
}

I've only tested it a little, seems to work okay here.

BTW; $user_info is a much much smaller array than $GLOBALS, so whatever you do I would suggest using that instead - it may just save a little on processing.

Also worth noting that a member can be in more than one group - eg an admin could be group 1 but maybe also a newbie in group 4 of the post count group.  Probably won't make much difference to this idea though...

This is perfect It works just wondeful and you can exactly put in what groups that should access it Thank you for sharing this code   

[Freddy]

You are welcome, glad it works

[Freddy]

Just had another look at my code...

I should have used something like $allowedMemberGroups rather than $allowedBoards - I was getting mixed up with another bit of code I did for board access.  So change it to something more appropriate if you want.

I've edited the code I posted above a little, but it's still basically the same thing.  All I did was make the variable name appropriate.

[maldave]

Just had another look at my code...

I should have used something like $allowedMemberGroups rather than $allowedBoards - I was getting mixed up with another bit of code I did for board access.  So change it to something more appropriate if you want.

I've edited the code I posted above a little, but it's still basically the same thing.  All I did was make the variable name appropriate.

Ok I updated it ^^