Did you try logging in? :)

So it seems. WTG.

-M

Does this hack make these "diaries" continue to work like forums? So I could have my one forum host other sites forums by using this diary hack or does it not look and feel like a forum, but more like a blog?

It works exactly like a forum :).

Then will other users also be able to post in it and the owner set as "Moderator"-like? If that's the case I'm defeniately going to install this; exactly what I'm searching for.

Hi guys... looks hot. But I am not sure exactly what it is. Is this more a "groups" type thing? Like MSN groups? A person can have thier own fourm. If so I am intrested in it as well. Is there anywhere where a normal user can see these "groups" in ummmm a group... lol, and click to join? Like the MOD crew and you can read but cant post until you join this group. or have it totally private depending on the Moderators settings.

I am not intrested in 3.5 until its final so I am very intrested in a 3.0.x version.

That was my only confusion. Thanks.

Hummm.... I cant seem to see the files.

Just download his attachment on page 3...

Edit:

I installed this mod but I'm getting errors when I visit diarycp.php and when I confirm a diary.

Error when accessing diarycp.php: (they appear on top; the page itself works)

And when confirming a new diary: (Nothing except for this shows up)

I'm using php5, not sure if this would be causing it; hopefully you know a way to solve this.

Edit2:

It does create the forum and set the priveledges correctly; it's just that the errors shouldn't pop up.

The new forum is confirmed and created with the user who submitted the application as the owner. This owner and any owners he adds can post in the forum as well as edit the title and description of the forum. Any user can post in it as well.

This doesn't use usergroups or anything at all.

I have not tested this on PHP5 so it's quite possible that's the problem. I have also been unable to replicate this error and no one else has posted it, so ensure that you have installed everything correctly and then if you're still getting the error, if possible try and test it on PHP4.

Thanks, do you also have a possibility that could be causing my errors?

No idea at all, like I said I've been unable to reproduce this :(.

I'm still a little confused how it works. So those that you set with "permissions" become moderators of these "forums" but anybody can make new threads and replies in them? Is that correct? I want something that is like a hosted forum.

I wouldn't mind seeing more screenshots or a link to a site running this. Anybody have em?

You upload the Diary Control Panel files to your server and create the templates. When a user submits a diary application, it will enter the Diary Queue. As an administrator you can deny or confirm the diary. If you confirm it, it will be created under the parentid specified in the preferences file. The submitter of the application becomes the moderator of the forum. He can alter the title and description of the diary. He can also add and delete other owners to and from the diary, who all also possess the same permissions as he does. The forum created is still a forum in every sense of the word.

The details are covered in the readme.

I have received a request for a feature to be added to this hack that would allow the diary owners to disable certain members from viewing their diary (the diary owners would control this).

I find this a great suggestion and I've thought of a fairly easy method to use to add this. My question is would anyone else like this added (so I know how "priority" it is to add this).

Thanks :).

Sounds pretty good to me, something like a "Ban Member" option but just for the particular subforum. Would be great if you could add it!

So the creator or requester becomes the mod of the forum as well as having the ability to add other members that have the same mod powers as he does. What about regular posters? Can anybody post to this new forum? I was wondering if this could be used to host clan forums, so a clan member requests their forum to be hosted through your site and it goes into the same type of queue and when the site admin sees and it and confirms it, that the requester of the forum has mod powers can create other members that have mod powers or NOT if he wants. As well as the option to hide the forum from other regular forum (the main forum) members.

Won't this step mess up the entire forum EXCEPT for your hack? If other files are calling the directories and assume they are /images/misc and we change it to http://www.myforum.com/forum/images/misc ?

This seems like it could cause problems for anything else that uses the same template.

As stated somewhere earlier, 1.0.1 resolves that issue and therefore that fix is unnecessary ;). And no, that wouldn't mess up your forums, either.

Also as stated... yes, everyone can post in this forum. It's a forum in every sense of the word.

I'm not planning to have an allowed to view list in the future... only a disallow list.

What do you mean "that fix"? I'm following the instructions and Step 6 right now and it has that in the instructions, so how can 1.0.1 fix is if I'm installing 1.0.1 and the step says to do it?

I just downloaded the zip and the readme.html has absolutely no mention of what you're talking about so I believe you're using an old zip.

Has any info in the install.php file been changed? I redid the uploading of files and the templates, but the install.php is trying to recreate the tables that were created before. Is it ok to keep those same tables, or do I need to go into phpmyadmin and delete all the tables the original diary install.php created and then rerun the new install.php?

I would like to know before I actually allow my users to use the new feature.

EDIT: Would it be possible to allow the owner of a "diary" to make it password protected? This would really help me with this feature and really be able to take advantage of an idea I want to use this hack for. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! :)

You can leave the existing table.

And I'll wait to see if there's any demand for the password-protected forums in addition to a banned member's list before I implement them.

I've ported this to work on my 3.5.0 RC 1 board.

If the author doesn't mind i'll post the files

Does the hack act the exact same?

I'm about halfway through porting this also.. I need to figure out how the insert forum code works as I've been told it no longer needs a query and then make sure my templates work and I should be set.

Works the same.. I just changed the code to be 3.5.0 complaint..

Actually, no thanks. I have one final bug to work out with inserting a moderator and then my 3.5 version will be done (hopefully released sometime tonight).

Thanks for the offer however.

Any updates on this?

I have two bugs left that I've not had time to look at because I've been working on other projects.

Will this mod be available as "Product/Plugin" or as a code modification Andrew? I can't wait till it'll be released :)

I thought I followed this correctly but cant get this to work at all. I am using 3.0.8 and get the following errors:-

Blank page on newdiary.php

SQL error: Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_REQUIRE_ONCE in /home/mysite/forums/diarycp.php on line 1 in diarycp.php

Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in /home/mysite/public_html/forums/editdiary.php on line 7 in editdiary.php

Can anyone help please?

When I finish it (I am extremely busy lately due to school and other things...) it will be a code modification as it requires file uploads.

I just downloaded the zip and neither of those files has parse errors.

Are you sure all files are completely uploaded and you have created all templates?

[high]* Yorixz hopes Andrew111888 has found some time already ;)[/high]

any new update or bug fix for this ?

What bugs are there in the vB3.0 version that are not fixed in the zip?

Doesn't a hack like this violate Jelsoft's TOS? You're not allowed to make user made fora because that counts as subletting your fora or something...

No, it doesn't.

All this does is allow a user to create a forum for themselves on an existing one and moderate it as well as edit it.

Couple of questions:

1) Can Users only create one forum and through moderation of online staff?

2) Can the Users modify the style in any way to distinguish their forum as a separate site?

3) What are "Owners" allowed to do in terms of owning a diary?

- Removed it as Andrews' answer is a lot better -

I hope I've helped you some.
Yours,

1) You can request an infinite amount of forums. However, a forum is not created unless it is approved by an administrator.

2) No, they cannot.

3) The current permission system only allows an owner to edit the title, description, and moderators of their forum.

It would be great if a new Diary is requested, the Admin gets a PN notification.