XF 2.3 Any database access?

[gambler]

Before I moved from vbulletin to the cloud version of Xenforo, I was able to interact between the forum and the rest of my website via the database.

If a subscriber to service on the website paid for something, for example, I had scripts that would give them privileges and access to certain "premium" threads just by running regular cron jobs on my server. Now I have to do it all manually in the forum via the admin area.

Am I correct in assuming we do not have any access to the database of cloud version forums?

Thanks

 

[chillibear]

I can't answer for the cloud version (never having used it) of XF, but if that is the case you might be able to achieve a similar result using the API interface (and maybe web hooks) to perform your user tweaks (from some other server), assuming the built in promotion tools are not sufficient.

 

[Rene_V]

Am I correct in assuming we do not have any access to the database of cloud version forums?

I think so.

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Post in thread 'Cloud Hosting, SQL access'

Feb 27, 2023

There is no server access available with Cloud subscriptions.

However, submit a ticket with more details and we may be able to come up with a workaround.

• Paul B

If a subscriber to service on the website paid for something, for example, I had scripts that would give them privileges and access to certain "premium" threads just by running regular cron jobs on my server.

I think you can use the Group promotion for that with XenForo. There is no need to run cron jobs from the server.

Now I have to do it all manually in the forum via the admin area.

Personally I think that this is a much better and safer option of doing things.