Triggering php file after login

I want to execute a php file when a user logs in.
I setup a test file in the tmp directory ...

hello file contents

Then within Auto Actions (After User Login) > Code > PHP (eval) / echo

Using the "Click to Execute" link in Auto Actions takes me to a screen with a blank contents area.

Am I missing something as I expected to see the message

There's a redirect directly after logout so there is no output, which means you can't echo anything on that trigger. In addition to that substitutions will not process on the included file. I'm also unsure why you're using an include for a simple echo though; just add the echo directly to the code action.

Hi Kyle:

Thank you for the reply and clarification.
I wasn't sure if my coding was correct to reach my intended php file, so was simply using the hello file to test.
The actual file I am working on does a number of things and doesn't need to echo anything, so as long as my Auto Actions coding is correct I should be ok.

Will $user->id be available?

Will $user->id be available?

If using eval method then probably. Otherwise create_function doesn't have access to variables outside its scope (so access to nothing). The eval method you maybe able to access $user object already present. You can also access the trigger with $trigger and the code params with $row.

Thanks Kyle.

I have a problem with Auto Actions performing. I have 5 Actions setup to perform separately after a new members first login to configure their account. The first 4 work properly every time. The 5th is the PHP eval Action and includes the following code in the action: I have attached the file being called as well. I use Flexi Custom Code module to easily test PHP code I build and with the require_once code in the module, the script executes correctly. With the code in Auto Actions, the first 4 complete correctly, but this 5th one doesn't. The actions are as follows:

1. Update one user field with info from another - Field
2. Setup a connection between the member and another - Connection
3. store some data in an external db - Query
4. update some data in the users file - Query
5. run the attached script - Code

Your help is appreciated.



File is a PHP file.

I think possibly my problem is that $user->id isn't available in the PHP eval script. It is when I use Flexi Custom Code, but not in this Auto Action.
I tried passing the current user id in the URL as: But this only resulted in an error.
Any suggestions on how I can pass along the user or get the user once in my script?
Thanks.