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jonactionbase
PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:37 am 
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I'm using Joomla! 1.5
I've been trying to set up a link to allow users to logout (instead of the logout button).

I've managed to do this, by pointing a menu item to:
Code:
index.php?option=com_user&task=logout


joomla adds
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&Itemid=136
because it's a menu item.

With or without the itemid, the user is taken to a blank page. Since I'm not invoking the login module directly, I suppose that's why my settings aren't taken from there.

How do I get the user to the start page instead of an empty page?
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As far as I know you will need to use a Form to submit this, as you need some of the hidden fields to logout.

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Hi, olaf.

Thanks, but I've managed to logout successfully.
It's the page I'm taken to that is bothering me.

However, maybe a form is the way to go in order to tell Joomla what to do. I'll put a link with a POST method.
But then I need to process the form, which I'm not sure what to do with.

Now I just need to figure out how to do that.

Anyone got an idea?

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well, you might want to try to add the hidden base64 encoded return URL parameter as well, I am not sure if you used that.

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ooffick wrote:
well, you might want to try to add the hidden base64 encoded return URL parameter as well, I am not sure if you used that.

Olaf

I didn't use a form at all.

I created a menu with a single menu item, of a "link" type, that points to the logout url.

Should I replace this with a custom html module and write a small form, with a link and "post" method?

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Sorry, what I meant was add the parameter return=[your-base64-encoded-return-URL] so your URL looks like this:
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index.php?option=com_user&task=logout&return=L2luZGV4LnBocD90cD0x


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ooffick wrote:
Sorry, what I meant was add the parameter return=[your-base64-encoded-return-URL] so your URL looks like this:
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index.php?option=com_user&task=logout&return=L2luZGV4LnBocD90cD0x


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Oooooh. Sweet.
I'll have to try this next week.

Thanks a mil, Olaf!

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ooffick wrote:
Sorry, what I meant was add the parameter return=[your-base64-encoded-return-URL] so your URL looks like this:
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index.php?option=com_user&task=logout&return=L2luZGV4LnBocD90cD0x


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Okay, I tried playing around with this, but it didn't work out.

a. I'm either not properly encoding my URL.
b. Joomla doesn't automatically decode the URL (would I need to parse it myself in PHP?)
c. I'm completely off target.

How should I encode the URL? Should I do it once, and then paste the code into the return parameter?

Should I still be using a menu with a link, or should I render my own <div> with a link inside?

Thanks for your help.

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Which Joomla version do you use?
Which URL do you want to link to?

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I'm using Joomla 1.5

I'd like the logout link to go to the homepage when clicked.

I tried encoding "/".

I tried encoding the full URL (it's on our intranet).
I tried using the encoder I foundwhile googling the subject.

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Can you try this one:

Code:
index.php?option=com_user&task=logout&return=aW5kZXgucGhw


Do you have access to your error log file? to see if there are any errors? Do you have PHP4 or PHP5?

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1. You ROCK. It works.
2. What did you do, and how would I go about doing it myself, in the future?
Ah... I see

Code:
"aW5kZXgucGhw" = index.php


ok. But then, what if I want to use SEF URLs?

3. We're using PHP5. Is there something specific you're interested in from the error log?

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jonactionbase wrote:
ok. But then, what if I want to use SEF URLs?



You encode the name of the page you'd like to go to, genius.

But really, what if I just want it to go to the root...?

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The index.php file is the root.
SEF is not a problem as the other files work as the SEF file works as well.

But you could also try this one:
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index.php?option=com_user&task=logout&return=Lw


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Aaah.

'cos the calculator kept encoding "/" it as "Lw==" and I couldn't find a way to encode the URL properly.

Great.

Now All Is Well.

Thanks again, Olaf!

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ooffick wrote:
The index.php file is the root.
SEF is not a problem as the other files work as the SEF file works as well.

But you could also try this one:
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index.php?option=com_user&task=logout&return=Lw


Olaf

This is exactly what I came searching to find today.
Thank you. :)
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Thats awesome!
I had completely forgot that I was trying to do this. It works great, thanks for the posts!

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Great, it works just fine, thanks!
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Hey everybody! this post helped me a lot!
Here you can encode text to 64:
http://www.motobit.com/util/base64-decoder-encoder.asp

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I want only to thank Olaf as he saved me time today, he gave two solutions, one on my thread and this one for url to logout
You are so loved Olaf, if you need help in satellite just google my name

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Olaf, Joomla Hero!!!
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Life saver! Exactly what I was looking for. :D :D :D

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Could anyone explain me how to do this?

I always get the Menu item number at the end of the link.

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You can set the URL yourself if you want to.

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MAD King wrote:
How?

Did you try the external link type in the Menu Item?
What exactly do you want to do anyway?

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I want the logout link in the user menu. But when I use the external link option it gives me a item id at the end and that comes up with an error after clicking the link.
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Why don't you use the following:

  1. Go to the Menu Manager
  2. Find your Menu
  3. Click on the Edit Menu Items Icon
  4. Click on New
  5. Click on User
  6. Click on "Default Login Layout"
  7. set Access Level = Registered
  8. set title = "Logout"
  9. set alias = "Logout"
  10. set Logout Redirection URL to whatever URL you want e.g. /index.php
  11. Click on Save

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Thank you. But is there a way if I click on the logout link that I looged out without redirect to the extra page with the logout button?
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