Well, regkeys works except that I still can't modify or delete the keys once created.

Jeeeeeez! Now what?! I suppose I could find them in the database and change 'em manually.

Never mind. I found it Here. Thanks for the suggestion.

I like IPB. Where can I get that mod?

I searched the download database here, but did not find it.

I guess I misunderstood. I was thinking that the keys would appear randomly like those that are for preventing bots from mass registering. Apparently, I read into the description what I wanted to see instead of what was actually there.

Is there a mod that generates a randomly produced "key" graphic for the purpose I described above? I know that php can create graphics to some extent, yes?

Anyhow, it appears to be working now. It just figures that I would choose one of the more difficult mods right off the bat!

BTW, in going through all this, I discovered some other stupid errors I had made, and just started over from reinstalling xoops. It went like a charm this time.

Thanks very much again.

Ok. Everything seemed to go well. I now have the Registration Keys menu, and have created 2 keys for registered users.

When I tried to register a new user, the register key field appears at the bottom of the form. There is no key to enter though. How is a user to know what to enter in this field?

Thinking that I should have set it for anonymous users, I went back change the existing keys. When I click on "Modify" it tells me that "Registration Key Does Not Exist". When I try to delete it, it says "database updated successfully". The only problem is, the keys are still there.

I think that this was covered in an earlier thread, and I will check that out now. But if you folks care to straighten this out here, I would appreciate it very much.

Thanks again for all the help.

Thank you very much mOnty. I'll give this a try right now.

No. It is still as I first posted it. Can you sum up exactly the steps you took to get it working? I would appreciate it.

I would like to get this mod working before I attempt another. I think the next one will be that of the tutorial that is found somewhere on this site.

Thanks.

Thanks. I guess I'll just have to remove this mod and forget about it.

Just installed XOOPS the other day and thought that would try to install a module as well. So I decided on RegKeys. Though I thought that I followed the Readme install instructions exactly, so far I have not been completely successful. I have searched and read everything that I could find about it on this site.

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"// Installation instructions //
Extract the 'html' folder into your root XOOPS directory.
Run the 'mysql.txt' file contained in this folder on your XOOPS database.
If your XOOPS prefix is NOT 'xoops_' make sure to edit the 'mysql.txt' file
and change 'xoops_config' to 'yourprefix_config' and 'xoops_regkeys' to
'yourprefix_regkeys'

Make sure to delete the adminmenu.php from the cache directory. This will make sure
Registration Keys shows up on the pop admin menu.

That's all you need to do. Just log in with a webmaster account and happy reg keying!"
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Ok. Did exactly that, meaning I dropped the regkeys html folder right into xoops(root folder), overwriting the original. Of course I made a backup. I also did the rest of the stuff it says to do. No problems there. Some of the discussions I've seen here say to put it into the modules directory, but that is NOT what the instructions say.

This is what I get: In the popup System panel, I have "Registration Keys". When selected I am taken to "System Configuration", or the same page when just clicking on the "System Admin" button. There is nothing on this page about registration keys. If I select Preferences Main-->User Info Settings, I can select to require regkeys or not.

If I set this to "yes", and try to register as a new user, there is a field labled "Registry Key". How is one supposed to know what to enter here? I assume that it is to be like other sites I have seen, where a graphic with the "key" is displayed and the user simply enters the key into the field.

If I understand the description correctly, I am supposed to be able to create the keys somewhere within the admin area. I have been all through it and can't find any place to do so.

Note: I have tried updating the system admin module. Even though it says the update was successful, it also says "Unable to write to main menu".

Hope someone can enlighten me on what I may have done wrong.