How can I create a new Joomla user account from within a script?

Question

We\'re creating an XML API for Joomla that allows partner sites to create new accounts for their users on our website.

We\'ve created a standalone PHP script that

Answer 1

Just go to documentation page: http://docs.joomla.org/JUser

Also competed sample of single page to register new users in Joomla:

get( 'new_usertype' );
 if (!$usertype) {
     $usertype = 'Registered';
 }

 // set up the "main" user information

 //original logic of name creation
 //$data['name'] = $firstname.' '.$lastname; // add first- and lastname
 $data['name'] = $firstname.$lastname; // add first- and lastname

 $data['username'] = $username; // add username
 $data['email'] = $email; // add email
 $data['gid'] = $acl->get_group_id( '', $usertype, 'ARO' );  // generate the gid from the usertype

 /* no need to add the usertype, it will be generated automaticaly from the gid */

 $data['password'] = $password; // set the password
 $data['password2'] = $password; // confirm the password
 $data['sendEmail'] = 1; // should the user receive system mails?

 /* Now we can decide, if the user will need an activation */

 $useractivation = $usersParams->get( 'useractivation' ); // in this example, we load the config-setting
 if ($useractivation == 1) { // yeah we want an activation

     jimport('joomla.user.helper'); // include libraries/user/helper.php
     $data['block'] = 1; // block the User
     $data['activation'] =JUtility::getHash( JUserHelper::genRandomPassword() ); // set activation hash (don't forget to send an activation email)

 }
 else { // no we need no activation

     $data['block'] = 1; // don't block the user

 }

 if (!$user->bind($data)) { // now bind the data to the JUser Object, if it not works....

     JError::raiseWarning('', JText::_( $user->getError())); // ...raise an Warning
     return false; // if you're in a method/function return false

 }

 if (!$user->save()) { // if the user is NOT saved...

     JError::raiseWarning('', JText::_( $user->getError())); // ...raise an Warning
     return false; // if you're in a method/function return false

 }

 return $user; // else return the new JUser object

 }

 $email = JRequest::getVar('email');
 $password = JRequest::getVar('password');

 //echo 'User registration...'.'
';
 register_user($email, $password);
 //echo '
'.'User registration is completed'.'
';
?>

Please note that for registration used only email and password.

The sample of call: localhost/joomla/test-reg-user-php?email=test02@test.com&password=pass or just create simple form with appropriate parameters