How can a member area be created for a website using PHP, specifically linked to a phpBB2 forum?

To create a member area for a website linked to a phpBB2 forum, you can use phpBB2's authentication system to check if a user is logged in before granting access to the member area. You can also use phpBB2's user session data to customize the member area based on the user's forum profile. 

<?php
define('IN_PHPBB', true);
$phpbb_root_path = 'forum/';
$phpEx = substr(strrchr(__FILE__, '.'), 1);
include($phpbb_root_path . 'extension.inc');
include($phpbb_root_path . 'common.'.$phpEx);

// Start phpBB session management
$user->session_begin();
$auth->acl($user->data);
$user->setup();

if ($user->data['is_registered'])
{
    // User is logged in, grant access to member area
    echo "Welcome, " . $user->data['username'] . "! This is the member area.";
}
else
{
    // User is not logged in, redirect to login page
    header('Location: forum/login.php');
    exit;
}
?>

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PHP member area website phpBB2 forum integration

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