Working with current username
Working with current username
Posted:01 Dec 2008 (22:38 UTC)Hello there.
Just getting started with bitweaver. Currently I am (trying) to develop my own package where I read and insert comments in a database table which is filled in part from another application.
My Question: How can I obtain the real name of the current user in php? I would like its value assigned to a variable, so I can use it in an SQL INSERT Statement. I tried various things so far, but was only able to print it to the screen in a template file and when I tried to send it to a php file (xyz.ph?user={displayname hash=$gBitUser->mInfo}) it cuts off after '->'.
Thanks for your help.
Greetz Scaramanga
Just getting started with bitweaver. Currently I am (trying) to develop my own package where I read and insert comments in a database table which is filled in part from another application.
My Question: How can I obtain the real name of the current user in php? I would like its value assigned to a variable, so I can use it in an SQL INSERT Statement. I tried various things so far, but was only able to print it to the screen in a template file and when I tried to send it to a php file (xyz.ph?user={displayname hash=$gBitUser->mInfo}) it cuts off after '->'.
Thanks for your help.
Greetz Scaramanga
Re: Working with current username
Posted:11 Dec 2008 (17:26 UTC)Hi Greetz -
We have *two* columns in users_users for this - login, and real_name
login is an email-safe & domain safe alphanumeric string
real_name can be anything and is for nice visual display purposes only.
To get these values, use:
HTH
We have *two* columns in users_users for this - login, and real_name
login is an email-safe & domain safe alphanumeric string
real_name can be anything and is for nice visual display purposes only.
To get these values, use:
<?php
$username = $gBitUser->getField('login');
$prettyName = $gBitUser->getField('real_name');
?>
HTH
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