Customer Approval based on Referral Code Input

[eplutons]

Is there a way I can set the default approval status to 'Authorization Pending' and allow customers to be automatically authorized if they input a specific Referral Code during account sign up? Any code modification is fine, but I am not a programmer so it would need to be somewhat explicit. Thanks!

[DrByte]

This is just a quick short reply to get you started in a logical direction in a way that prevents you having to alter any core code.

1. Write an observer class to monitor the 'NOTIFY_LOGIN_SUCCESS_VIA_CREATE_ACCOUNT' notifier point
2. The update() method should read the customers table for the customers_referral value of the record for the customers_id which matches $_SESSION['customers_id']
3. Then, if the referral code is "valid for an upgrade", it needs to update that record of the database with the new customers_authorization number, and set the $_SESSION['customers_authorization'] value to the new authorization number too.

That's it.

Ya, I know, technical. But that's the outline of what to do.

[eplutons]

Actually, I was able to do it by adding a line to create_account.php file, but I do know this is not the most secure way to do it (where BLABLABLA is the referral code):

    if ($customers_referral == 'BLABLABLA')
      $sql_data_array['customers_authorization'] = '0'; 

lol. Well, it did work :) I'll admit I have some C++ and Java knowledge from HS and a college class or two but that's it.