PHP on Members site?

[LocoAmigo]

I really wish two months ago when I said "Can I get PHP on my site?" and support said "Yes... there you go, it's enabled" and then I spent two months developing a PHP-based site that you can't actually use PHP for your members section.

Like, I love everything you guys do (free hosting, skinnable join skins, the new design is great, lots of movies for customers, good payout rates, etc. etc.)... but uh, there's gotta be some way around this?

My scenario is this:

- Have developed both members and preview section as a PHP solution connecting to a mySQL database.
- The ultimate plan is to host the preview section + the database + the admin back-end on my own hosting.. and put the members section on Adulbouncer (because understandably you can't run a members section from external hosting).
- On the eve of launching the new site, I went to put the members section live at AB and it doesn't work. After talking to support, I'm now told that "Unfortunately, we don't give PHP in members section, only in preview"

Anyway, it makes sense when you think about it.. and as the guy in #support says, there was probably just a misunderstanding when the question of PHP came up... I'm still kind of crestfallen.

Anyway, any of the other webmasters out there got any suggestions for what I can do? One thought I've had is to amend my "members" script to generate static HTML files that I can upload to the members site.

Another thought is to use a frames-based approach - put the members section on my own webhosting and point to it from adultbouncer's hosting and build in some really strict PHP security to make sure that users can only get to the members section on my own webhosting if they've accessed it through the AB webhosting. Of course, I know AB are going to HATE that idea and probably won't allow it.

And that's about where my creativity runs out at 11pm... I'd like to hear what any of you guys can suggest. Of course, I'd love to hear AB say "nono, we love you.. you can run PHP on your members site".. but I know that's not going to happen (and I can fairly understand the reasons why...)

Going off to cry and get drunk now...

- Loco

[minimal]

use your own hosting for php members area and put those files in a folder lets say 'members', although you should think of something more complicated like '87dhfe387te7623gjhwb' so non-members don't actually land there by mistake...

on your ab members server you leave only one index.htm with 0 seconds redirect to yourhosting.com/87dhfe387te7623gjhwb. that way a member is required to go through pass verification before getting to the goodies. even if someone spots the folder, movie links need to supply a password anyway so you're covered. just change the folder name once in a while so less chances for nonmembers of going into that area :)

remember that members link from preview area should point to prv.absite.adultbouncer.com

[Arm123]

At least your thinking... good job :wink:

[LocoAmigo]

use your own hosting for php members area and put those files in a folder lets say 'members', although you should think of something more complicated like '87dhfe387te7623gjhwb' so non-members don't actually land there by mistake...

Yeah, that's the ideal choice... but will AB allow it? It's probably even a better idea than running PHP on the members section itself, as I don't need to worry about remote database connections, etc. But.. will they allow it?

remember that members link from preview area should point to prv.absite.adultbouncer.com

Well, I've got the domain, so I point it to members.pornoreviewers.com (which is pointed to prv.pornoreviewers.adultboncer.com).. but yeah, I gotcha.

[AB-Rob]

We do allow it

what some webmasters do is use our PHP server to host their prview or members or both and then from those areas link to the movieserver which is already protected

[industry]

It's a great idea, I didn't even know it's possible.
That would give us the possibility to use a ContentManagementSystem on our own Webspace and still use AB's Membersarea&Moviehosting

[ice_mouton]

so the final word is that we CAN use php in members area rob?

[industry]

so the final word is that we CAN use php in members area rob?
what some webmasters do is use our PHP server to host their prview or members or both and then from those areas link to the movieserver which is already protected

[LocoAmigo]

Okay, so here's what I've done.

You go to http://members.pornoreviewers.com and it opens up a single frame with the content being from http://www.pornoreviewers.com/members/

With the centralised movie system, it makes sense that it doesn't matter if they can get into the members section.. because they still can't get the movies.

Rob - can you please confirm this is allowed?

- Loco

[AB-Rob]

thats right :)

[LocoAmigo]

w00t

- Loco