Show Customer Authorization Status

[elgobay]

What is the purpose of the: Authorization: Left/Right column in Admin Settings?
I'm trying to be able to show my customers their authorization status on their account page when they login.
Additionally: I would like only Approved (customer_authorization_0) customers to see a link, Example: For approved customers; here is a link to your file, elseif "You are not approved to view this file".
This is what I've tried without the elseif statement but no luck;
<?php
if ($customers->fields['customers_authorization_0'] == 0) {
?>
<li><?php echo ' <a href="/products/products.zip">Products Data Download</a>'; ?></li>
<?php } //endif approved account ?>

Zen-cart 1.5.1
Thank you

[swguy]

What is the purpose of the: Authorization: Left/Right column in Admin Settings?
I'm trying to be able to show my customers their authorization status on their account page when they login.
Additionally: I would like only Approved (customer_authorization_0) customers to see a link, Example: For approved customers; here is a link to your file, elseif "You are not approved to view this file".
This is what I've tried without the elseif statement but no luck;
<?php
if ($customers->fields['customers_authorization_0'] == 0) {
?>
<li><?php echo ' <a href="/products/products.zip">Products Data Download</a>'; ?></li>
<?php } //endif approved account ?>

Zen-cart 1.5.1
Thank you

The field you are looking for is called "customers_authorization". so if your query is in $customers you can do something like

if ($customers->fields['customers_authorization'] == 0) {
...

[mc12345678]

Additionally, in your link for customers, would recommend removing the opening slash from "/products/products.zip" unless the products folder is not located in the same directory as your store.

Reason is, if the products directory is located in the store's directory, then the page will be given sufficient information that when attempting to then access the products directory, it will go there next... If the products directory (now or at some point in the future) is at the not at the root of your domain name then when attempting to click that link, the reference would be as if to try from the domain root. In the case of the products directory being in the same path as the store and the store is in a Web facing sub-directory, then the initial slash will point to the wrong location...

[swguy]

LOL I didn't even read that far, I got stuck on "customer_authorization_0".

@Elgobay, if you're offering a download, you may want to look at how Zen Cart provides a downloadable product - possibly free - securely through the cart.

https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/products/downloadable/

[elgobay]

Ok, thanks for the replies.
I have the link working / showing up and going to the download.
The issue I'm having is: It shows for all account users and I want it to show to ONLY "Approved" (customer_authorization_0) accounts, not pending authorization accounts.
I know this is my argument should be:
<?php
if ($customers->fields['customers_authorization_0'] == 0) {
?>
What should be here; "== 0)" to only shoe the link to approved users?
Plus I need "elseif" arguments included.
I'm making the edits in tpl_account.
If anyone can provide me the full code I need to use, which works, send me your price. I also have a bigger multisite job which I'll give you.