I installed it but have some questions/comments.

Step 5 - need to clarify that subdirectories under /images are used.

Step 7 - took me a little while to find this as I don't know much about templates.

Step 8 - Don't know where to do this - I have opted not to modify any VB php files - ie not to install the optional hacks - so how do I add these domains to the exclude list?

(Why is this needed anyhow?)

Can you also explain how to add the optional hacks in the "install.txt" file so I can later revisit this without re-running the install script?

It looks good - some problems - it shows 2301 threads new in last 24 hours and 36 new views (no way!).

I think the last 24 hr views and threads numbers might be mixed up.

PS - What is a link queue? What is the "activity level"?

Any idea of the performance overhead of this hack?

How much still works if you leave out the phpinclude part (which presumably cuts the overhead)?

You definitely need to exclude hidden forums (order value of 0) and obviously don't show information about threads that they can't normally see (eg forums they have no access to).

The security issues are rather problematic and I can't let my users see this until they are sorted.

Great hack for admins though. When you update it please include instructions on what's needed to upgrade for existing users of the hack.

Added to Asked Questions

I have opted not to modify any VB php files, so how do I add these domains to the exclude list?

Simply point your browser to your vb admin directory address and run the file vbstats_set.php?action=add

What are excluded domains anyhow?

Excluded domains are domains that are not counted as referrers. They wont show up in your referrer list or on the link queue.


Can you also explain how to add the optional hacks in the "install.txt" file so I can later revisit this without re-running the install script?

Good Idea

I think the last 24 hr views and threads numbers might be mixed up.

Will check

Any idea of the performance overhead of this hack?

No one that has installed it has noticed anything.

the phpinclude part is what updates the counter.

Take that out it wont track countries, referrers, browser, os, etc.. only what vB tracks by default.

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mysql error: Table 'dog.vbstats_options' doesn't exist
mysql error number: 1146
Date: Friday 19th of October 2001 12:26:53 PM
Script: /forum/vbstats.php
Referer:

i messed up i think, any idea what its telling me matey?

Did you run the install? :D

Two thumbs up,
terrific hack and definetely worth the waiting!
Thanks a bunch bane and contributing users,
-Tom

Works great on 2.00 as well :D

i'm still getting a ton of division by 0 errors and I made sure that the addition was made to the phpinclude template. And the file is uploaded....i've tried several combinations in the phpinclude file and nothing works. any ideas?

Never mind. Figured it out. Nice job! :D

yep good work mate, I got it sorted...and yes I did run the install, give me some credit here :D

Very Nice HACK Bane, I hope to have it on Web+++++Forums Fully installed in jut a few minutes...images take so long on a 56k

Great hack! Love it!

Just installed the vbstats (superb) hack. But the hits generated from my *.be (belgium) domain are counted against Germany (*.ge). Any ideas?

Do a uninstall and change the country names :-)

Then rename the flag images.

/Don

Belgium lists fine on mine.

Are you using German encoding?

I don't know if that will work because the install script has the right values:

Belgium -> .be
Germany -> .de (not .ge, my mistake)

How would swapping these around fix things?

Bane,

My Internet Explorer is set to 'en-us'. Or do you mean something else?

I LOVE YOU BANE

;)

When you installed windows and picked a country I suppose :D

I am going to rewrite the way it detects countries. I thought encoding would be much better but it seems a mess.

I feel the love! :D :D :D

I'll be eagerly awaiting the new country dedection method :)

I'll install it later, i'm having probs with my databse! :(

My country list looks fairly accurate. Whatever you do some people will wrongly use the defaults which tend to be the US.

I'm going to release a new version in just a minute with the forum exclusions, fixed the hard coded colors, etc..

As far as the countries, Im going to write a two tiered system for that to try to make it as accurate as possible, but that will be a while.. my head hurts atm :) Gonna play some football.

How about Alka Seltzer? :D

New Version in first post..

Changed v203.2
- Removed Hard Coded Color
- Added Link to Link Queue Help
- Added ability to exclude forums
- Added normalfont to top listings

Bain, I want you to bare my children.

I love you man.

I'll love ya right back if you spell my name right :D

I ran the upgrade script and then went to change the options:

Database error in vBulletin Control Panel: Invalid SQL: SELECT startdate,exforum,statloc,flagloc,useflags,useonno w,usequeue,usevbp,usevbpl,refe rmax,queuemax,toppostmax,topthreadmax,recruitmax,i ncbar1,incbar2,incbar3,incbar4 ,incbar5,incbar6,norefer1,norefer2,color1,color2,c olor3,acolor,scolor,mocolor,me color,ucolor FROM vbstats_options
mysql error: Unknown column 'exforum' in 'field list'
mysql error number: 1054
Date: Friday 19th of October 2001 10:58:05 PM
Script: /forums/admin/vbstats_set.php

Arg. I just did an uninstall and reinstall. When I tried to reinstall:

Jeez...bugs galore ;)

In the install file:

SHOULD BE

Thanks for the excellent hack, regardless! :)

Whoops :( All fixed in the new upload..

Problem:
All browsers are being picked up as "Other".
(Windows 2000 Server SP2. PHP 4.06 isapi)

I changed getenv("HTTP_USER_AGENT") to $GLOBALS["HTTP_USER_AGENT"] and it seems to fix it.

This also effect the OS detection.

Is it likely to effect others as well ?
If so what else should I try changing.

Also how would I keep unconfirmed users from showing up as newest member.

Check out vbstats.php?action=info

This is what I used to check vars. if these work they work :) If not you need to change that setting in your code.


The new user thing is actually the same code vb uses on the forumhome.

All blank. :(

Anymore no why getenv isn't working on my server, maybe a php.ini change needed ?

Oh yes, forgot I'd modified the new user thing there already.

Just found this on php.net.

Thats a bit of a bummer to say the least.

How about an uninstall, does that come equipped???

I just downloaded it and THERE is no install_vbstats.php in the zip file.

I downloaded it again, to be sure and nope, no install_vbstats.php

I installed this for a friend on his board. I'm testing it now by trying different browsers, but all browsers are being picked up as Internet Explorer.

I tried change the getenv to $Global is suggested in a previous post but still didn't work. ANy other Ideas

Great hack BTW. thanks

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still get these