Making a customized signature

[Zylo]

I think this is the correct forum.. I sure hope so.

I am just a plain-jane vB user, I don't own the program. I am on www.supraforums.com 24/7, and have recently sparked interest in PHP.

For a few days, I had this as my signature:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2006/05/10.jpg

However, the admin forced me to remove it, something about IP logging using PNP.. *dunno*

So, i'd like to create a signature smiley in JPG form that has a sign.

Inside the sign, i'd like to put Hello [Posters' USER NAME]!

And then below the Hello statement, have one of my quotes randomly selected from a list :)

Could you guys point me in the right direction here? I think this weekend I will take a trip to the local bookstore and pick up some PHP books.

Thanks,

Zylo, Supraforums.com junkie

[Xenon]

it's impossible for you, because you can't use php in signatures..

you have to become an Admin there so you can hack the needed files...

[filburt1]

It can be done via Chen's bbusername hack though.

[Erwin]

You don't need to use php in sigs to have that function, but you need to be able to edit the functions.php file for vB - and to do that you need to be an Admin of the forum. :)

[mr e]

how do you do that with the jpg file?

[Zylo]

that sucks :(

Oh well, thanks for the info!

[Erwin]

You would run the jpg as a background image in a table, and put text over the jpg in the table. :) Then use $bbuserinfo[username] but you need to edit functions.php and members.php for that to work.

[mr e]

so how come i can't select the text of the one at the top of this thread? and when i right click it says i can save image?

[Erwin]

Because the first post is an image of what he or she wants to achieve.

[mr e]

that's what im wondering is how you'd accomplish this with a jpeg file, it's like a dynamice image or something, i dunno, i haven't even the slightest idea how this was done, any tutorials or anything on this?

sorry for all the questions...

[rudyfcg]

How do ya do this??

Tell me plz :) iam an admin so....

[filburt1]

Side note: your little dealie thinks I'm using Mozilla/IE when I'm using Safari.

[JamesUS]

The actual image is probably made with PHP's GD functions. You can find more on these on php.net.

[MrBojangle1]

I know what mr e is talking about. How can you get an image to change what it looks like? Unless you use some fancy Javascript.... :|

[Xenon]

well it's very simple at least :)
you can make a phpfile which creates an jpg image and send the correct header for one (graphich functions in php and the header function)

then all you need now is .htaccess that when a special jpg file is called the php script will be called instead. (similar like the spider friedly urls for example..)