Okay well, this is what I did....
test.php:
<?php
// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);
// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'index');
define('CSRF_PROTECTION', true);
define('CSRF_SKIP_LIST', '');
// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################
// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array('holiday');
// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array(
'userstats',
'birthdaycache',
'maxloggedin',
'iconcache',
'eventcache',
'mailqueue',
'blogstats',
'blogcategorycache',
);
// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array(
'ad_forumhome_afterforums',
'FORUMHOME',
'forumhome_event',
'forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost',
'forumhome_forumbit_level1_post',
'forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost',
'forumhome_forumbit_level2_post',
'forumhome_lastpostby',
'forumhome_loggedinuser',
'forumhome_moderator',
'forumhome_subforumbit_nopost',
'forumhome_subforumbit_post',
'forumhome_subforumseparator_nopost',
'forumhome_subforumseparator_post',
'forumhome_markread_script',
'forumhome_birthdaybit'
);
// pre-cache templates used by specific actions
$actiontemplates = array();
// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
require_once('./global.php');
require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_bigthree.php');
require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_forumlist.php');
// ################################################## #####################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## #####################
($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('forumhome_start')) ? eval($hook) : false;
// get permissions to view forumhome
if (!($permissions['forumpermissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canview']))
{
print_no_permission();
}
if (empty($foruminfo['forumid']))
{
// show all forums
$forumid = -1;
}
else
{
// check forum permissions
$_permsgetter_ = 'index';
$forumperms = fetch_permissions($foruminfo['forumid']);
if (!($forumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canview']))
{
print_no_permission();
}
// check if there is a forum password and if so, ensure the user has it set
verify_forum_password($foruminfo['forumid'], $foruminfo['password']);
// draw nav bar
$navbits = array();
$parentlist = array_reverse(explode(',', substr($foruminfo['parentlist'], 0, -3)));
foreach ($parentlist AS $forumID)
{
$forumTitle =& $vbulletin->forumcache["$forumID"]['title'];
$navbits['forumdisplay.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . "f=$forumID"] = $forumTitle;
}
// pop the last element off the end of the $nav array so that we can show it without a link
array_pop($navbits);
$navbits[''] = $foruminfo['title'];
$navbits = construct_navbits($navbits);
}
$today = vbdate('Y-m-d', TIMENOW, false, false);
// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);
// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################
define('NO_REGISTER_GLOBALS', 1);
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test'); // change this depending on your filename
// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################
// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array(
);
// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array(
);
// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array(
'complete',
);
// pre-cache templates used by specific actions
$actiontemplates = array(
);
// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
require_once('./global.php');
// ################################################## #####################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## #####################
$navbits = array();
$navbits[$parent] = 'Test Page';
$navbits = construct_navbits($navbits);
eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";');
eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('TEST') . '");');
// ### TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS #################################################
if ($vbulletin->options['showbirthdays'])
{
if (!is_array($vbulletin->birthdaycache)
OR ($today != $vbulletin->birthdaycache['day1'] AND $today != $vbulletin->birthdaycache['day2'])
OR !is_array($vbulletin->birthdaycache['users1'])
)
{
// Need to update!
require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_databuild.php');
$birthdaystore = build_birthdays();
DEVDEBUG('Updated Birthdays');
}
else
{
$birthdaystore = $vbulletin->birthdaycache;
}
switch ($today)
{
case $birthdaystore['day1']:
$birthdaysarray = $birthdaystore['users1'];
break;
case $birthdaystore['day2']:
$birthdaysarray = $birthdaystore['users2'];
break;
}
// memory saving
unset($birthdaystore);
$birthdaybits = array();
foreach ($birthdaysarray AS $birthday)
{
eval('$birthdaybits[] = "' . fetch_template('forumhome_birthdaybit') . '";');
}
$birthdays = implode(', ', $birthdaybits);
if ($stylevar['dirmark'])
{
$birthdays = str_replace('<!--rlm-->', $stylevar['dirmark'], $birthdays);
}
$show['birthdays'] = iif ($birthdays, true, false);
}
else
{
$show['birthdays'] = false;
}
// ### TODAY'S EVENTS #################################################
if ($vbulletin->options['showevents'])
{
require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_calendar.php');
$future = gmdate('n-j-Y' , TIMENOW + 86400 + 86400 * $vbulletin->options['showevents']);
if (!is_array($vbulletin->eventcache) OR $future != $vbulletin->eventcache['date'])
{
// Need to update!
$eventstore = build_events();
DEVDEBUG('Updated Events');
}
else
{
$eventstore = $vbulletin->eventcache;
}
unset($eventstore['date']);
$events = array();
$eventcount = 0;
foreach ($eventstore AS $eventid => $eventinfo)
{
$offset = $eventinfo['dst'] ? $vbulletin->userinfo['timezoneoffset'] : $vbulletin->userinfo['tzoffset'];
$eventstore["$eventid"]['dateline_from_user'] = $eventinfo['dateline_from_user'] = $eventinfo['dateline_from'] + $offset * 3600;
$eventstore["$eventid"]['dateline_to_user'] = $eventinfo['dateline_to_user'] = $eventinfo['dateline_to'] + $offset * 3600;
$gettime = TIMENOW - $vbulletin->options['hourdiff'];
$iterations = 0;
$todaydate = getdate($gettime);
if (!$eventinfo['singleday'] AND !$eventinfo['recurring'] AND $eventinfo['dateline_from_user'] < gmmktime(0, 0, 0, $todaydate['mon'], $todaydate['mday'], $todaydate['year']))
{
$sub = -3;
}
else if ($eventinfo['holidayid'])
{
$sub = -2;
}
else if ($eventinfo['singleday'])
{
$sub = -1;
}
else
{
$sub = $eventinfo['dateline_from_user'] - (86400 * (intval($eventinfo['dateline_from_user'] / 86400)));
}
if ($vbulletin->userinfo['calendarpermissions']["$eventinfo[calendarid]"] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_calendarpermissions['canviewcalendar'] OR ($eventinfo['holidayid'] AND $vbulletin->options['showholidays']))
{
if ($eventinfo['userid'] == $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] OR $vbulletin->userinfo['calendarpermissions']["$eventinfo[calendarid]"] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_calendarpermissions['canviewothersevent'] OR ($eventinfo['holidayid'] AND $vbulletin->options['showholidays']))
{
if (!$eventinfo['recurring'] AND !$vbulletin->options['showeventtype'] AND !$eventinfo['singleday'] AND cache_event_info($eventinfo, $todaydate['mon'], $todaydate['mday'], $todaydate['year']))
{
$events["$eventid"][] = $gettime . "_$sub";
}
else
{
while ($iterations < $vbulletin->options['showevents'])
{
$addcache = false;
$todaydate = getdate($gettime);
if ($eventinfo['holidayid'] AND $eventinfo['recurring'] == 6)
{
if ($eventinfo['recuroption'] == "$todaydate[mon]|$todaydate[mday]")
{
$addcache = true;
}
}
else if (cache_event_info($eventinfo, $todaydate['mon'], $todaydate['mday'], $todaydate['year']))
{
$addcache = true;
}
if ($addcache)
{
if (!$vbulletin->options['showeventtype'])
{
$events["$eventid"][] = $gettime . "_$sub";
}
else
{
$events["$gettime"][] = $eventid;
}
$eventcount++;
}
$iterations++;
$gettime += 86400;
}
}
}
}
}
if (!empty($events))
{
if ($vbulletin->options['showeventtype'])
{
ksort($events, SORT_NUMERIC);
}
else
{
function groupbyevent($a, $b)
{
if ($a[0] == $b[0])
{
return 0;
}
else
{
$values1 = explode('_', $a[0]);
$values2 = explode('_', $b[0]);
if ($values1[0] != $values2[0])
{
return ($values1[0] < $values2[0]) ? -1 : 1;
}
else
{
// Same day events. Check the event start time to order them properly (compare number of seconds from 00:00)
return ($values1[1] < $values2[1]) ? -1 : 1;
}
}
}
uasort($events, 'groupbyevent');
// this crazy code is to remove $sub added above that ensures a event maintains its position after the sort
// if associative values are the same
foreach($events AS $eventid => $times)
{
foreach ($times AS $key => $time)
{
$events["$eventid"]["$key"] = intval($time);
}
}
}
$upcomingevents = '';
foreach($events AS $index => $value)
{
$pastevent = 0;
$pastcount = 0;
$comma = $eventdates = $daysevents = '';
if (!$vbulletin->options['showeventtype'])
{ // Group by Event // $index = $eventid
$eventinfo = $eventstore["$index"];
if (empty($eventinfo['recurring']) AND empty($eventinfo['singleday']))
{ // ranged event -- show it from its real start and real end date (vbgmdate)
$fromdate = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $eventinfo['dateline_from_user'], false, true, false, true);
$todate = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $eventinfo['dateline_to_user'], false, true, false, true);
if ($fromdate != $todate)
{
$eventdates = construct_phrase($vbphrase['event_x_to_y'], $fromdate, $todate);
}
else
{
$eventdates = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $eventinfo['dateline_from_user'], false, true, false, true);
}
$day = vbdate('Y-n-j', $eventinfo['dateline_from_user'], false, false);
}
else
{
unset($day);
foreach($value AS $key => $dateline)
{
if (($dateline - 86400) == $pastevent AND !$eventinfo['holidayid'])
{
$pastevent = $dateline;
$pastcount++;
continue;
}
else
{
if ($pastcount)
{
$eventdates = construct_phrase($vbphrase['event_x_to_y'], $eventdates, vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $pastevent, false, true, false));
}
$pastcount = 0;
$pastevent = $dateline;
}
if (!$day)
{
$day = vbdate('Y-n-j', $dateline, false, false, false);
}
$eventdates .= $comma . vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $dateline, false, true, false);
$comma = ', ';
}
if ($pastcount)
{
$eventdates = construct_phrase($vbphrase['event_x_to_y'], $eventdates, vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $pastevent, false, true, false));
}
}
if ($eventinfo['holidayid'])
{
$callink = '<a href="calendar.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . "do=getinfo&day=$day\">" . $vbphrase['holiday' . $eventinfo['holidayid'] . '_title'] . "</a>";
}
else
{
$callink = '<a href="calendar.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . "do=getinfo&day=$day&e=$eventinfo[eventid]&c=$eventinfo[calendarid]\">$eventinfo[title]</a>";
}
}
else
{ // Group by Date
$eventdate = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $index, false, true, false);
$day = vbdate('Y-n-j', $index, false, false, false);
foreach($value AS $key => $eventid)
{
$eventinfo = $eventstore["$eventid"];
if ($eventinfo['holidayid'])
{
$daysevents .= $comma . '<a href="calendar.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . "do=getinfo&day=$day\">" . $vbphrase['holiday' . $eventinfo['holidayid'] . '_title'] . "</a>";
}
else
{
$daysevents .= $comma . '<a href="calendar.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . "do=getinfo&day=$day&e=$eventinfo[eventid]&c=$eventinfo[calendarid]\">$eventinfo[title]</a>";
}
$comma = ', ';
}
}
($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('forumhome_event')) ? eval($hook) : false;
eval('$upcomingevents .= "' . fetch_template('forumhome_event') . '";');
}
// memory saving
unset($events, $eventstore);
}
$show['upcomingevents'] = iif ($upcomingevents, true, false);
$show['todaysevents'] = iif ($vbulletin->options['showevents'] == 1, true, false);
}
else
{
$show['upcomingevents'] = false;
}
// ### LOGGED IN USERS #################################################
$activeusers = '';
if (($vbulletin->options['displayloggedin'] == 1 OR $vbulletin->options['displayloggedin'] == 2 OR ($vbulletin->options['displayloggedin'] > 2 AND $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'])) AND !$show['search_engine'])
{
$datecut = TIMENOW - $vbulletin->options['cookietimeout'];
$numbervisible = 0;
$numberregistered = 0;
$numberguest = 0;
$hook_query_fields = $hook_query_joins = $hook_query_where = '';
($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('forumhome_loggedinuser_ query')) ? eval($hook) : false;
$forumusers = $db->query_read_slave("
SELECT
user.username, (user.options & " . $vbulletin->bf_misc_useroptions['invisible'] . ") AS invisible, user.usergroupid,
session.userid, session.inforum, session.lastactivity,
IF(displaygroupid=0, user.usergroupid, displaygroupid) AS displaygroupid, infractiongroupid
$hook_query_fields
FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "session AS session
LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user AS user ON(user.userid = session.userid)
$hook_query_joins
WHERE session.lastactivity > $datecut
$hook_query_where
" . iif($vbulletin->options['displayloggedin'] == 1 OR $vbulletin->options['displayloggedin'] == 3, "ORDER BY username ASC") . "
");
if ($vbulletin->userinfo['userid'])
{
// fakes the user being online for an initial page view of index.php
$vbulletin->userinfo['joingroupid'] = iif($vbulletin->userinfo['displaygroupid'], $vbulletin->userinfo['displaygroupid'], $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid']);
$userinfos = array
(
$vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] => array
(
'userid' =>& $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'],
'username' =>& $vbulletin->userinfo['username'],
'invisible' =>& $vbulletin->userinfo['invisible'],
'inforum' => 0,
'lastactivity' => TIMENOW,
'usergroupid' =>& $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'],
'displaygroupid' =>& $vbulletin->userinfo['displaygroupid'],
'infractiongroupid' =>& $vbulletin->userinfo['infractiongroupid'],
)
);
}
else
{
$userinfos = array();
}
$inforum = array();
while ($loggedin = $db->fetch_array($forumusers))
{
$userid = $loggedin['userid'];
if (!$userid)
{ // Guest
$numberguest++;
$inforum["$loggedin[inforum]"]++;
}
else if (empty($userinfos["$userid"]) OR ($userinfos["$userid"]['lastactivity'] < $loggedin['lastactivity']))
{
$userinfos["$userid"] = $loggedin;
}
}
if (!$vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] AND $numberguest == 0)
{
$numberguest++;
}
foreach ($userinfos AS $userid => $loggedin)
{
$numberregistered++;
if ($userid != $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'])
{
$inforum["$loggedin[inforum]"]++;
}
fetch_musername($loggedin);
($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('forumhome_loggedinuser' )) ? eval($hook) : false;
if (fetch_online_status($loggedin))
{
$numbervisible++;
$show['comma_leader'] = ($activeusers != '');
eval('$activeusers .= "' . fetch_template('forumhome_loggedinuser') . '";');
}
}
// memory saving
unset($userinfos, $loggedin);
$db->free_result($forumusers);
$totalonline = $numberregistered + $numberguest;
$numberinvisible = $numberregistered - $numbervisible;
// ### MAX LOGGEDIN USERS ################################
if (intval($vbulletin->maxloggedin['maxonline']) <= $totalonline)
{
$vbulletin->maxloggedin['maxonline'] = $totalonline;
$vbulletin->maxloggedin['maxonlinedate'] = TIMENOW;
build_datastore('maxloggedin', serialize($vbulletin->maxloggedin), 1);
}
$recordusers = vb_number_format($vbulletin->maxloggedin['maxonline']);
$recorddate = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $vbulletin->maxloggedin['maxonlinedate'], true);
$recordtime = vbdate($vbulletin->options['timeformat'], $vbulletin->maxloggedin['maxonlinedate']);
$show['loggedinusers'] = true;
}
else
{
$show['loggedinusers'] = false;
}
// ### GET FORUMS & MODERATOR iCACHES ########################
cache_ordered_forums(1, 1);
if ($vbulletin->options['showmoderatorcolumn'])
{
cache_moderators();
}
else if ($vbulletin->userinfo['userid'])
{
cache_moderators($vbulletin->userinfo['userid']);
}
// define max depth for forums display based on $vbulletin->options[forumhomedepth]
define('MAXFORUMDEPTH', $vbulletin->options['forumhomedepth']);
$forumbits = construct_forum_bit($forumid);
eval('$forumhome_markread_script = "' . fetch_template('forumhome_markread_script') . '";');
// ### BOARD STATISTICS #################################################
// get total threads & posts from the forumcache
$totalthreads = 0;
$totalposts = 0;
if (is_array($vbulletin->forumcache))
{
foreach ($vbulletin->forumcache AS $forum)
{
$totalthreads += $forum['threadcount'];
$totalposts += $forum['replycount'];
}
}
$totalthreads = vb_number_format($totalthreads);
$totalposts = vb_number_format($totalposts);
// get total members and newest member from template
$numbermembers = vb_number_format($vbulletin->userstats['numbermembers']);
$newusername = $vbulletin->userstats['newusername'];
$newuserid = $vbulletin->userstats['newuserid'];
$activemembers = vb_number_format($vbulletin->userstats['activemembers']);
$show['activemembers'] = ($vbulletin->options['activememberdays'] > 0 AND ($vbulletin->options['activememberoptions'] & 2)) ? true : false;
eval('$ad_location[\'ad_forumhome_afterforums\'] = "' . fetch_template('ad_forumhome_afterforums') . '";');
// ### ALL DONE! SPIT OUT THE HTML AND LET'S GET OUTTA HERE... ###
($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('forumhome_complete')) ? eval($hook) : false;
eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";');
eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('FORUMHOME') . '");');
/*================================================= =====================*\
|| ################################################## ##################
|| # Downloaded: 12:43, Mon Aug 18th 2008
|| # CVS: $RCSfile$ - $Revision: 26941 $
|| ################################################## ##################
\*================================================ ======================*/
?>
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