Building a module that evaluates PHP

[lingstar]

Hello,

Extreme newbie question here.

I have a php function that I can call thru straight html pages like so:

<?php
require('BringIt.php'); print(BringIt(input=Database&style=last+user'));
?>

How can I get Vbulletin to parse and process BringIt.php ? I've put it in the modules directory but still do not see any output.

I first tried making a template that looks like:

<tr>
<td class="$bgclass">
<?php
require('BringIt.php'); print(BringIt(input=Database&style=last+user'));
?>
</td>
</tr>

And adding it to a module to no avail.

Idea?

Thanks in advance,

BarbT

[MoT3rror]

You can't put php in the template system. You have to add a new plugin, and put $bringit = BringIt(input=Database&style=last+user') in for the code. If you want the code to run over the whole site, you can use the global_start hook but if not you will just have to find the hook for that page. After you add the plugin you can use the variable $bringit in a template to output the code.

[lingstar]

Morning,

Thank you for your response!

I went to

New Plugins

and created a new Plugin

The new plugin has the code:

$bringit = BringIt(input=Database&style=last+user)

I saved it successfully. BringIt.php is in the /modules directory.

Have I understood your instructions so far?

Then I created a template that has:

<tr>
<td>
$bringit
</td>
</tr>

Is this correct, or did I miss a step?

To recap, are these the right steps?

1.) put BringIt.php in the modules directory
2.) Create a Php module that calls it, consists of the one line, and associate a template with it
3.) Create a template that displays $bringit

Thanks!

BarbT

[Opserty]

Have you tried following the manual? Including External Files (http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/templates_externalfiles)

It may have an easier method.

[lingstar]

Hi everyone,

Thank you all for your super ideas! After lots of playing around and methodical step-by-step attempts, I finally got it to work. This is rather gratifying to me because I'm a ksh master and an idjut in php. Thanks again for your help!

Best wishes,

Barbt