Get FrontEnd username

[tetrijeb]

I have one database where frontend users can import csv files when they are logged in, using/calling prepared php script.

I made a log table where I want to have information about every import (what file, username, ip, time).

How I can get FE username of member who made the import? Is there some session variable that contain that data?

[Spooky]

If you are using the Framework of Contao then you can use:

\FrontendUser::getInstance()->username 

Maybe you need to execute

\FrontendUser::getInstance()->authenticate() 

first.

[tetrijeb]

From Contao page I am calling php script in external file with the form:

<form enctype='multipart/form-data' action='./import/iMatches.php' method='POST'>
<input size='50' type='file' name='filename'>

<input type='submit' name='Matches' value='Import Data'></form>

so I don't know how to pass it to the script.

[Spooky]

Is this form generated with the form generator? If yes, create a new hidden field and use this insert tag as its value

{{user::username}}

However, this data could be altered by someone. If you want to find out the username in your script (import/iMatches.php), then you need to add the following to the top of your script:

// Initialize the system
define('TL_MODE', 'FE');
require __DIR__ . '/system/initialize.php'; 

And then use

if( \Contao\FrontendUser::getInstance()->authenticate() )
{
    … \Contao\FrontendUser::getInstance()->username …
} 

[tetrijeb]

Thanks a lot!

I used the second method and it works.