can I run this module ( vBAdvanced Donations Module ) in vportal and vbulletin??

Mark,

I could get to this forum this morning now I can not.

For some reason, anytime someone donates, in the mySQL user table, showdonor has a value of 0 and not 1.

Very unfortunate, but it's been removed by the author.

By the author or vbulletin.org? I really do not understand why the author would remove it.

Anyone know how I would add the donations I already received by another paypal mod to this one ? Instead of starting at 0, I need to start at say $100 I already got before?

thanks

I hope that it was taken down because it was not ready for a beta rather than the thread author getting bummed out about how people were reporting the problems.

This hack is really good. I used it in the prior version of vB and it is incredible. I would probably pay for it if someone had a commercial version for 3.6 at this point.

I PM'd the thread author and offered to do alpha/pre public release testing on the thing but haven't heard back.

As a policy issue, I would suggest to vbulletin.org that they come up with a new way of handling threads being taken down. If a thread is taken down at the request of the author, it would be nice to have a short sentence as to why. This way, the link isn't simply dead (reports a permission problem) and it also gives people an idea of what is going on with the modification.

edit: If the thread was removed because it violated some terms of service on these forums, I would understand not giving any message. But otherwise it might be nice to have threads that are taken down 'fail gracefully.'
rob

There was no admin intervention in pulling the threads due to policy. We were waiting on determination from the admins regards to the GPL which was on the 3.5 hack. But due to the many PM complaints and flaming it was decided to just pull the 3.6 thread and discontinue the effort. Maintain the Harmony in the community if you will.

This is all that will be said regards to the matter as it is a closed issue in our minds.
Sincerely,
Sinisterpain

If I try to install this in 3.6 it won't work?

if you read through the threads you will see that I have mentioned many times the authors file will not work. There is a zip file back in the threads with a XML file to import the hack for later versions plus the the other required files.

Like he said...I read through every page on here and was able to get it working on 3.6.5 with vbportal. Look for that zip file!;)

people can look here https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1268

In this paypal hack you can add donnors manually but you will need to update the goal amount to reflect the total donated by each member.

how can i set a goal. i dont see where

In the admincp->donation setting->add new goal
After you add the goal you must edit your created button in the donations settings and add the goal to the button.

OK OK this has stopped working for me. I am willing to pay up to 20 dollars for someone to make this work for 3.6.5 and/or make one that is similar for 3.6.5

We want something that can be used globally also so on any page we can put up the link to donate instead of a link to the donate page.

If you can do this please contact me at neo.obs@gmail.com so we can work out the details thank you.

Hello,
Ok I know this hack has issues so I have made every attempt to rectify my issues before this post.
I am using vb 3.6.5 and have downloaded the donations.zip you posted a few back.
The donate.php and alldonors.php seem to be working fine. I have tested in sandbox and in live mode. Both work properly untill I get to the goal bar. It seems none of my donations are posting too my database. So I have been updating it manually. I would love to get this done automatically. Could anyone tell me where to look? I am getting to know all files well though I am not a coder. All seems well.
I do have Paypal IPN on for my account. I also have the url to my ppverify.php in my cp settings.
I am recieving payment and the donations are coming out of payers account. The only thing not working is the bar. Its not updating my goals or giving my donators credit. My database has no Paypal IPN or Donators entries. If you need anything ie... my web address let me know. I would GREATLY appreciate any help as I and my friend have been working on this for about 1.5 months.
Thank You

Edit= I noticed that when I go to donate the item# shows as my web site registered name.
On other sites like mine running the same mod it showes your IP. Mabey that has something to do with it?

I'm having this problem too, a few other problems too. It's a shame because this hack was perfect.

I will look at the code but no promises, I have been extremely busy as of late and not had time to do much.
Question though do any of you use icash or seo program to rewrite URLs

No. Thanks for taking a look. I'm kind of at wits end.

I am having the same problems. I know I talked to sinisterpain about this on MSN and he didnt know what it was exactly either.

I have done everything to try and fix the problem but it just doesnt want to work anymore. The funny thing is on my developer forum it works but on our live forum it doesn't

BTW just wondering what is the addy like for your forums

mine is just www.xxx.com/ppverify.php
while my test forum is www.xxx.com/test/ppverify.php

could it be that we cant use our root directory?

I use the forum root www.yourdomain.com/forum/ppverify.php
If paypal does not find the confirmation script or is not allowed access it will not write the member information to the database, but you will see the payment going through your paypal account since the first step in the process for members is going to your paypal account to complete the transaction.
I have had the hack running on my site for a year with only one problem which was due to my playing with the confirmation scripts to try adding subscriptions.
I know the Paypal hack works less a few functions that require fixing, and everyone has different server configurations as well as hacks. In your case it does not make any sense to me why it would work on your test server and not on your live server since they both share the same database. This can only lead me to believe that some configuration is different between the two and it could be the link to the ppverify file and how it is called in the donation settup or on the paypal site.

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.5:

Invalid SQL:
INSERT INTO phrase (`phraseid`, `languageid`, `varname`, `text`, `phrasetypeid`) VALUES ('', '-1', 'settinggroup_donations', 'PayPal Donations', '5000');

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'phrasetypeid' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054

someone help me please

You can not use the authors install files there is an post for a donations.zip in the threads. It has the xml file to do the import of the hack.

Ok after loads of time I have figured it out. I must pay my respects to sinister for his help. These are my findings so listen up. first you must use the .xml and NOT the install script to upload this hack on your system. second when creating sandbox accounts make sure you create two. One to donate with and one for accepting the donations. Which ever sandbox account you use to accept payments with MUST be preimer or business account and MUST be verified and confirmed. Also your server files must be set up correctly. If you use CMPS as your homepage put the index.php for it in your public_html directory. Then you must have a forum directory in your public_html directory for your vbulletin board files. If your like me you will have to put any styles you have in both diectories. Your ppverify.php MUST be in your forum root, in the forum directory along with your donate.php. Then ensure all settings are correct in the admin cp for the donations. Especially your URL's. Remember to add your forum directory to your URL's.
Ok now that we covered that lets mention the module. I continually got a white page when my module was active. If this happens to you try turrning off GZIP HTML Output. Go to admin cp-->vboptions-->Cookies and HTTP Header Options-->GZIP HTML Output. If this fixes the problem your service provider likely allready runs this for you.
Thanks to Sinisterpain for his help in troubleshooting this addon. Its a great addon. Our members wher asking for donor recognition and this is a great start.

Has anyone figured out why the donor table is no longer being updated? Someone mentioned that Paypal made a change to their verification script, is anyone else having this problem? I have been manually putting in my donations for some time.

Thanks!

What type of paypal account do you have? What version of vb are you running? Have you tryed creating a sandbox account to test your donations. Is your ppverify file in the correct location and cmodded 755? Is your paypal IPN on and pointing to the correct directory?

Your extremely welcome

I have a Paypal Premier account, VB 3.6.4.

Everything was working with the 2.x donation release for the last YEAR, and all of the sudden the donations are not being credited properly (i.e. I get a donation, but it is not being recorded in the donor table).

Someone mentioned several pages back that Paypal had changed their format for notices, and that it broke the VB side of the exchange.

Any help would be appreciated.

I believe if you set up a business account in sandbox and test it will work. I believe you need a business account to use the IPN function.

hi, i was wondering if theres a ways to have the vbadvanced module block for this mod to work with a website thats separate from vb?

anyone have any ideas?

I have had enough, I'm taking this crap off my system.:down:

On my installation paypal doesn't talk with it properly so you have to manually add users who have donated.:down:

It doesn't update the user list for different members of if the same member donates more than once.:down:

It doesn't link the users avatar properly.:down:

There's no option to change $ signs to ? signs in the text you cannot alter 'back office'.:down:

Had to manualy alter the modifyoptions template.:down:

I've searched through over 30 pages of this 'hack' it and still cannot get it to work properly.:down:

Whilst I appreciate this 'hack' is no longer supported by the coder, it's no longer supported by me. It's a shame as what has been started is very good, just needs finishing properly to be a proper plug-in for the latest version of vbulletin.:down:

works for me, I don't know why it doesn't for you

Everything you said it does not due, it does. I have been using this hack for over a year and it works just fine. As far as changing the $ to ? that is an option in the admincp under donations. I do not understand why you are trying to alter the modifyoptions template that will accomplish nothing.
It might work if you ask people to help you instead of posting that the hack doesnt work.
While it is true it may not work depending on your particular boards configuration and what hacks you already have installed. But there are many users that do have it working and its the best paypal hack out yet IMO. If you wish me to help you out PM me.

Got it working perfect for me..and im using vb 3.6.5 with vbportal 3.6.3 and even the block works for it.:up:

I wouldnt be so negative if you are not going to read all the thread. Silverspoons are not freely available here!:cool::up:

And sinisterpain has helped alot of people as far as getting it working on vb...he did me!:up:

Yes and no to what it does and does not do. I have read several posts where this hack has been cleany installed and it still doesn't work properly.

I have read through the first 30 pages on this hack and started to loose the will to live. The answers to my problems may be further down the line, but 96 pages worth?!?

I followed the installation routine as detailed in the donations.zip file which I found iirc on page 10 having read what problems people were having.

The problem I have with the $ sign is that when I donate in GBP, you get the follow message: "Your donation of $0.50 is greatly appreciated! Thank you again for your continued support. "

I didn't think I donated $0.50 - that $ sign is not editable 'back office'

I am curently running:

Vbulletin 3.6.5
CMPS 3.2.1

I have a number of other mods including;

iTrader
HS - External Signature Image Size Limiter
Imageshack Image Uploader
Inactive User Reminder e-mails
nCode Image resizer
Rules page
Links directory

Everything seems fine on my installation except;

when a member donates, the system fails to update on the donations page on my site. I can add that person manually, but then even though they have an avatar, the donate system says they don't.

If anyone else donates, they again have to be added manually. Then if someone who has already donated, donate again, the system doesn't update this either.

My papal account IPN setting is pointing to http://www.worldrallyforum.com/forum

This is where ppvarify.php and donate.php are located.

I don't expect a silver spoon and doen't expect every 'hack' to work seemlessly with everything else. I can change things around to suit if necessary but I'm not a coder.

However, I would be grateful for the assistance. I had siad in my 'ranting' post, I do think that is a good hack, it just needs refining / proper support.

Thanks

Meady.

make the link point directly to the ppverify.php file in the donation admincp and in your paypal IPN ie..www.worldrallyforum.com/forum/ppverify.php. Then make sure the ppverify.php file is cmoded 755. Also do your have a business account at paypal as thats is important. The dollar sign $ problem is a phrase an will require looking at the code.

Thanks for your help sinisterpain.

I haved made the changes you have identified but it's still no different. :(

Check your PMs Allen