Changes in SESSION data for logged in users?

[WHMCS Peter 18]

Hi @SwiftModders LLC,

You should ideally not use these directly. Instead, use code like the following:

<?php

use WHMCS\Authentication\CurrentUser;

$userId = null;
$clientId = null;
$ownsClientAccount = false;

// User will return the WHMCS\User\User model if the user is logged in. Otherwise, returns null.
$user = CurrentUser::user();

// Client will return the WHMCS\User\Client model if a client is selected/in use. Otherwise, returns null.
$client = CurrentUser::client();

if ($user) {
    $userId = $user->id;
}

if ($client) {
    $clientId = $client->id
}

if ($user && $client) {
    if ($user->isOwner($client)) {
        $ownsClientAccount = true;
    }
}

There should be no need to utilise the session data. Wherever possible, it's best not to interact directly with WHMCS session variables.

[SwiftModders 10]

@WHMCS Peter

Thanks, but this is only available in WHMCS 8, correct? This is not available in WHMCS 7.10.2 or earlier. I am trying to find a way to have a single addon that supports both WHMCS 7 and 8. Interacting with the session data is all I have available to me.

Edited September 23, 2020 by SwiftModders LLC

[brian! 3423]

16 hours ago, SwiftModders LLC said:

I am trying to find a way to have a single addon that supports both WHMCS 7 and 8. Interacting with the session data is all I have available to me.

would it not be simpler to query the config and find out the version of WHMCS installed - then if it's 7, you do x to get the value you want; and if it's 8, you do y to get the value.... and then once you have the value, you can carry on with your process.

[SwiftModders 10]

3 minutes ago, brian! said:

would it not be simpler to query the config and find out the version of WHMCS installed - then if it's 7, you do x to get the value you want; and if it's 8, you do y to get the value.... and then once you have the value, you can carry on with your process.

Yes, I created a WHMCS 8 detector function to adjust the way module handles specific situations. I also checked the classes doc and the User class is accessible in WHMCS 7 as well. So, I can simply just check if 8 and handle logic for users.

Edited September 24, 2020 by SwiftModders LLC

[Kian 404]

34 minutes ago, SwiftModders LLC said:

I can simply just check if >= 8 and handle logic for users

*fixed... unless they change it again in v9

[SwiftModders 10]

1 minute ago, Kian said:

*fixed... unless they change it again in v9

Haha, yes, it's a simple utility function that determines if the current version of WHMCS is higher than 8.0.0. 😉