NEW Modified RSS News Feed Hack

[NewOrder]

im getting the follwing

rss.php

Warning: main(./includes/cron/rss.php..php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /admincp/cronadmin.php on line 56

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './includes/cron/rss.php..php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home2/tek/public_html/admincp/cronadmin.php on line 56

[Slapyo]

you have the wrong file in the cron area. it is looking for this file:

rss.php..php

that's not the name of the file. edit it so it only ends with .php

[thuffner]

Installed this and got the following error when pointing my browser to the rss.php file:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: log_cron_action() in /www/t/thuffner/htdocs/board/rss.php on line 7

[popowich]

Hello,

I have troubles with Article Bot and duplicate threads being created.

Does this hack work about the same way? Is it more intelligent? (fewer duplicate posts)

Thanks!
-Raymond

[lairnoc]

Installed this and got the following error when pointing my browser to the rss.php file:he i got the same error

is there someone that got a solution?

[Slave]

Is there anyway you can specify a Post Icon per feed?

[floridaideal]

Hello all

I am running VB3.08 and installed this hack no problem, everything went smoothly but soon as I try run the rss.php file I get this error!

rss.php

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/virtual/site58/fst/var/www/html/forum/includes/functions_newpost.php on line 409

I retried with a clean functions_newpost.php file but it came up with the exact same results, has anyone managed to install this on the latest version of vb and got past this error?

Thank you

Stu

[Gold-Games]

Hello,

I installed the Modified RSS News Feed Hack, but when running a scheduled task following error message occurs:

Warning: main() [function.main]: Unable to access class.RSS.php in /home/www/htdocs/gold-games.com/forum/includes/RSS/rss_update.php on line 28

Warning: main(class.RSS.php) [function.main]: failed to create stream: No such file or directory in /home/www/htdocs/gold-games.com/forum/includes/RSS/rss_update.php on line 28

Fatal error: main() [function.main]: Failed opening required 'class.RSS.php' (include_path='') in /home/www/htdocs/gold-games.com/forum/includes/RSS/rss_update.php on line 28

Has anyone an idea how to fix the problem?

Greetz,
Robert

[NxTek]

Does this script correctly parse images in feeds to (img) vB code tags? I know the layout can't always match the original, but still displaying them would be nice.

Also, does the script correctly parse <enclosure> tags into (url) vB code tags? This is most often used for Podcasts.

[webfreak]

I'm new to vB and this is the first hack I tried installing. However, when I click the link in the Admin CP, I get a 404 page not found error. Any ideas?

[webfreak]

I'm new to vB and this is the first hack I tried installing. However, when I click the link in the Admin CP, I get a 404 page not found error. Any ideas?

Fixed. Had it in the wrong directory.

[nymyth]

Is it possible to make the feed into one thread. What I mean is if im using a rss feed from yahoo music, i want it so that when the bot runs and pulls the information it puts it all into one thread as opposed to multiple threads.....

If this is not possible, can I at least limit the number of threads it will start up.

Thanks.

Peace

[MRGTB]

I just installed Wolfsteams version here. But can somebody tell me after reading his thread here. If he is saying that the board you use to post RSS News Feeds is suposed to have HTML enabled for members to use in there posts for it to work correctly: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=492109&postcount=139

[manfred]

I am a newbie to the forums and vBulletin, I installed the hack but I get the following error on signature and when I try to run the cron job now:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ELSE in /home3/****/public_html/forums/includes/functions_newpost.php on line 429

Can anyone help me?

[manfred]

Nevermind I got it...:)

[SHD Born2Fight]

The hack is working but I get a error if I run the scheduled task manager manually:

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in /global.php on line 331

Warning: in_array() [function.in-array]: Wrong datatype for second argument in /includes/functions.php on line 2292

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/functions.php on line 2297
Can someone help please ?

[XrayHead]

Ok Sorry to sound thick! But how do I add a bot..... :ermm:

Can someone give me a working example I can add and run please.

Dose the URL have to have .xml at the end of it?

Xrayhead

EDIT:

Ok I have a feed ending in .xml and I have tested it with (FreeReader).

I have added the bot (See PNG) to a new forum that I created and when I run the cron all I get is the following (see cron_run.png).

I have attached a capture of a working cron as well.

Questions,
I am running this on a windows box with PHP Ver 4.3.9 and installed the rss_bot_1[1].26a

Do I have to open a port on the router or have any specific settings in my apache/php configuration?

[XrayHead]

Sorry me beeing a mupet, gave the bot the same user ID as the forum ID (19)

:nervous: And I have no user ID of 19 on my test board..... he he

It works now!!

Anyone got any Paintball news feeds they can share with me??

Great hack.. Thanks

One question?

Should I see the pictures in the forum? I have html enabled

I ask because if I view a new message with FreeReader I see the pictures but when I look at the same message on the forum that the bot has posted I see none :ermm:

[GoTTi]

i have the sceduled tasks setup right i guess and its not working. this hack only grabbed a rss feed one time and wont do it again. ideas?

[MRGTB]

Great hack this, but I have spotted a slight problem with the "Archive" version of threads.

Even with the replace "{br} with <br />" carried out as explained in the instructions during the installation. The Archive version of threads still doesn't work right like this quote shows taken from one of the RSS Feeds in the archive section. I even tried changing to BBC News Feeds and got the same issue with "{br}" being inserted into the Archives and not working right.

Here is a RSS Thread taken from my archives to show what I mean


Looking to be the first viable movie download service, Starz Entertainment launches Vongo.{br}{br}View the Entire Article (http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1048){br}

[cyberoptik]

Can anyone modify this mod to work with 3.6.x please?

[ldsfiles]

I'm using 3.5.6.

Running into a problem in includes/function_newpost.php.

The instructions say:

FIND:
// $errors will become any error messages that come from the checks before preview kicks in
global $DB_site, $vboptions, $vbphrase, $bbuserinfo, $forumperms, $usergroupcache, $_REQUEST;

REPLACE WITH:

// $errors will become any error messages that come from the checks before preview kicks in
if ($rss_userid == '0')
{
global $DB_site, $vboptions, $vbphrase, $bbuserinfo, $forumperms, $usergroupcache, $_REQUEST;
}
else
{
global $DB_site, $vboptions, $vbphrase, $bbuserinfo, $forumperms, $usergroupcache, $_REQUEST;
$bbuserinfo = fetch_userinfo($rss_userid);
}

But my function_newpost.php has a different structure. If I implement this as is, it gives me "Fatal error: Registry object is not an object in /includes/class_dm.php on line 177" when I try to manually create a post.

Can you shed any light on what the proper structure of the function_newpost.php should be for version 3.5.6?

thanks

[Morfus]

I have this installed and working with the Yahoo RSS feeds.

What I want to know is, can I record a Podcast, like a show, and use this to post it on the forums? If so, do I just post the link to the folder on my hosting so the task checks there for new files?

Thanks

[I found a solution to get what I need done]

Further more, I am running 3.0.x and need to allow the account/group to post in HTML. I found the "Allow HTML for user group" but it runs on 3.5.x. I know the simple solution is to update, but I would like to know how to get it installed on my current version. Anyone have a way around this to allow only the account for the RSS Feed to post in HTML so the posts look correct?

[snipeyhead]

Is there any easy way to prevent the RSS feed posts from showing up in the "New Posts" page? Our members are complaining that they have to sort through the newsfeed posts to find posts from real people. It would be great if it could be configured to not show up on that page.

[Morfus]

Is there any easy way to prevent the RSS feed posts from showing up in the "New Posts" page? Our members are complaining that they have to sort through the newsfeed posts to find posts from real people. It would be great if it could be configured to not show up on that page.

i solved this problem by making the RSS feeds post in its own forum for news. just exclude that forum from the new posts module so they do not show up.

hope that helps.

[Magma]

is there an update what will work on 3.6.4

[Triality]

i would also like an update for 3.6.4

[Slapyo]

There is no need for an upgrade, the current vBulletin system includes this.

[SKULL1985]

Maybe this is a dumb qestion but without installing it and it not doing what i need it to do , i have a simple qestion to any one using this , is there a setion in the admincp to just add it to sports feeds only ?

Also dos this work on the new relase 3.6.6

[Slapyo]

This won't work on 3.6.6 and you can use the system in vB to pull whatever feeds you want, sports only or anything else you want.

[SKULL1985]

This won't work on 3.6.6 and you can use the system in vB to pull whatever feeds you want, sports only or anything else you want.

Do you know or dos any one know if there is one that will work for 3.6.6 or 3.6.7 that will do this ?

Or are you going to update this to work with 3.6.7?

[Slapyo]

vBulletin already has a a built in system to do this, there is no need to maintain this modification anymore. Look in your AdminCP menu for RSS Feeds.

[Chris Etc]

Is there a reason this won't work with ESPN's feed? I don't understand it.

[Chris Etc]

This one doesn't seem to work either.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/partnerxml/gen/news/rss/milb.xml