How to import users in smf using usernames and passwords

[hiprakhar]

Hello,

I run a college website, which administers a close group of students. I have plaintext usernames and passwords of people. I would like to now import all the users in smf forums, so that we can expand the group functionality.

Please tell how to do so. I tried studying myself, the import process. For this I tried creating testusers with same usernames and passwords. I figured out that despite same plaintext password, the password generated in smf in the smf_members table is different. Also the 4 digit password salt is different. Please tell me how to import the users in smf.

[hiprakhar]

Hi,

Someone plz give me some enlightenment on this..

[vbgamer45]

Add the entries to the smf_members table

Use the username in the real_name and member_name column

For the password column convert the password to this format in php to import it sha1(strtolower($username) . $password);

[Arantor]

You can actually use plaintext passwords which then get re-encrypted when a user signs in.

[hiprakhar]

Thanks a lot friends! Please also tell what to put in the password_salt field

[hiprakhar]

No need for password salt! Its getting auto-generated everytime I log in!
That sha1(strtolower($username) . $password) as password works like a charm.


Thanks!!

[vbgamer45]

Glad you got it working!

[hiprakhar]

@vbgamer45

With friends like you, world will become a better place!!

Cheers