User Verification (Anti-Robot / CAPTCHA)

[tvadpro]

Woohoo!

Upgraded to 1.3.6 today, then re-WinMerged those 4 CAPTCHA files:

1. modules/pages/create_account/header_php.php
2. modules/pages/create_account/jscript_form_check.php
3. modules/create_account.php
4. templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_create_account.php

I was shocked and awed when I re-activated CAPTCHA, then filled out the new customer create-account form and it worked. Especially since I took several wild guesses in modifying create_account.php and tpl_modules_create_account.php. Maybe I did some copying last night in the wrong direction, but I suspect those files underwent several meaningful changes between 1.3.5 and 1.3.6.

Now ... how do we add this wonderful contribution to the tell-a-friend form?

[X@vier]

Hello,

The Captcha is a real added value to the Zen Cart.

I'm new to this forum and I'm trying to make a new shop with Zen Cart (www.mindex.be/anatest). Until now it works fine.
I'm a software newby so I must rely on the experience of the people in this forum. If it's permitted?

With phpMyadmin I uploaded the captcha.sql file with no problems.
On the website there the following error message:

1146 Table 'anamorf_zc1.zen_anti_robotreg' doesn't exist
in:
[DELETE FROM zen_anti_robotreg WHERE timestamp < '1162555155' OR session_id = 'bd01349c14acb00239260c2f5ae5f147']

How can that be repaired?

Thank you for your help,

Xavier

[X@vier]

Hello,

In the archives of this forum I found a contribution about this issue and it helped me.

The solution I found was add zen_ to the table names.
Then I created a new .sql file with only the instructions to create the new anti_robotreg table. This file was copied to the "SQL Query Executor" and send.
Now it works for the login page.

it's really a great thing!!!

Next step is to add the Captcha to the other applications such as tell-a-friend and contact us.

Anyone any experience or ideas how that should be done?

Thanks,

Xavier

[funkey]

Hi Xavier,

The CAPTCHA code SQL file comes without a table prefix because that's the default for new Zen-Cart 1.3.x installs. If you have a Zen-Cart setup with a table prefix (such as yours) you'll need to make that change manually before installing the SQL code.

I've added a small note to the new 1.3.6 release clarfiying that for new users, so they can benefit from your experience.

Cheers,

Paul

Hello,

In the archives of this forum I found a contribution about this issue and it helped me.

The solution I found was add zen_ to the table names.
Then I created a new .sql file with only the instructions to create the new anti_robotreg table. This file was copied to the "SQL Query Executor" and send.
Now it works for the login page.

it's really a great thing!!!

Next step is to add the Captcha to the other applications such as tell-a-friend and contact us.

Anyone any experience or ideas how that should be done?

Thanks,

Xavier

[funkey]

Just to let everyone know, an updated copy of the CAPTCHA modification that works out-of-the-box with 1.3.6 has just been uploaded to the contributions area.

Existing users of the code don't need to do anything with the .SQL file, just drop-in the PHP files as required and you're good to go.

Aside from the code changes, the SQL file itself has been altered quite a bit to work around broken PHP installations -- which should mean it is a lot easier for new users to install first time around.

Cheers,

Paul

[tvadpro]

an updated copy of the CAPTCHA modification that works out-of-the-box with 1.3.6 has just been uploaded to the contributions areal

Thanks Paul! If I didn't want to go hunting for it, would I find the newest CAPTCHA via this link?
Sean

[SiddG]

I'm not really sure why, but something in my code seems to trip up the htmlspecialchars code in the /admin/configuration.php file.

I've gone through the SQL file -- and several threads on the forum and come up with a version that seems to install on both Windows PHP4 and a BSD PHP5 installation of Zen-Cart 1.3.5.

Can the people who reported trouble with the eval() problem above try the attached .sql file (again, cut-and-paste, don't upload it) and let me know if it's any better?

For reference, i'm developing this code on an PHP5 installation with magic_gpc_quotes turned off.

Cheers,

Paul

Paul: I have upgraded to 1.3.6 seamlessly except of CAPTCHA working.
The images just refuse to appear on the login/create_account page. I have followed the instructions to the tee.

Then my eyes went on magic_gpc_quotes per your post above, on my windows server it is on.

The funniest part is no images or input field or description shows up...but i get the message stack stating no entry has been made in the captcha box upon registration..

need your help...
thanks
sid

[X@vier]

Thanks, Paul, for the upgrade.

Next step is to integrate the captcha in other modules as Subscribe or tell-a- friend.
Any plans?

Xavier

[pensive612]

SiddG,

I had the same problem, of the actual CAPTCHA table not showing up. I then, uploaded the the includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_create_account.php to both the templates default and my override. and it worked perfect. and that was the only change i made.

hope that helps..!

[cardell]

Hi,

This module has been working fine for me, but I noticed that some of my [new] customers were having difficulty creating accounts.

I decided to temporarily disable this module. I turned it off in admin and then I noticed on the login/create account page (under the newsletter subscription) I am getting a blank <fieldset> tag (like SiddG mentioned in post #48) . It looks bad.

I am running zencart 1.3.5 (haven't updated to 1.3.6 yet). Has this been fixed in the newer (1.3.6 compatible) version of this module?

Alternatively, is there some code I can add somewhere?

Thanks