Thank you for the answer. I will test it in action :)

Thanks for this! :)

File name is wrong in the instructions. Should read "vBSpy.php" to match the file provided in the ZIP.

Each variation of the Digg Spy has it's advantages. The feed-pulling one obviously is nice and simple and will work across a broad range of feeds with no work necessary, plus the reasonable amount of future-proofing against upgrades. On the other hand, the database one can easily be taken above and beyond a feed's fairly limited capbilities to pull more information from your forum should you want it to.

Win win, just pick the one that suits you best. :)

Fixed :) Thank you.

Just to clarify, external.php calls global.php and cache or no-cache there is a pratical limit to just how many clients any solution can handle. It is virtually impossible for any server to support 10,000 clients calling external.php repeatedly.

Additionally, the script wouldn't work without a database connection on the backend; it would just sit there and never display anything.

No doubt about it; but let's at least be hoenst about how we represent each solution. Overblown and unsupported claims of security issues or performance advantages are a disservice to the members here and other developers.

MPDev - aren't you the creator of the other digg style tool? Seems a poor way to interact with the community by bashing competing scripts.

I'm not bashing your script; I'm taking exception to the claims you have made that disparage other solutions. Just be honest and drop the overblown and unsupported claims regarding other solutions.

From post 1 you have been bashing this script and others see it. There are no 'claims' as you mention, this script pulls from the RSS feed, period. People know the advantages and disadvantages to that. For you to start off with bashing it is a very poor way of handling yourself. Certainly that's not something I or any professional would do with your script and you have made your dislike clear so why do you continue to bash the script and show yourself like this? I wouldn't do that to your script. The script uses RSS feeds, that's what it is and developers here are smart enough to understand the advantages and disadvantages to that.

Take from it what you will; my points are still valid. Technically I wasn't bashing your script (having neither downloaded it or seen an example link); I was taking exception to your unsupported and generic statements regarding "other solutions" and the "benefits" of your system which are inaccurate.