OK. I have all the directories set up correctly. When I go to www.mysite.com/forums/auction.php a blank page comes up.

When you say a blank page do you mean totally blank, or does it have the header and footer?

If it is totally blank then you are missing the template and if that is the case then either you didn't actually save it, or you named it something other than auction

If you see the header and footer, with A LOT of blank space or a "FILE NOT FOUND" error message inbetween (but no auction) then you need to make sure that the URL in the iframe reflects the URL to your auction.pl file.

its totally blank

Then, as I said you are missing the template. Blank pages mean no templates, or misnamed templates. What did you name your auction template?

awesome hack, thank you very much.

is it possible to merge it with uttstore hack? is it possible for users to use "ucash" instead of real money??

The auction database is independent of the forum database, so the answer is no unless you used some sort of honor system, or the admin kept track of the auctions closely and manually deducted them from the store accounts.

Please click INSTALL if you liked the hack :D

Here is an option for folks who don't have CGI access:

http://www.cgispy.com/scripts/auction.shtml

They offer free hosting of their version of the EveryAuction script. It doesn't have all of the same features as the one I wrote, but it will work, as long as you don't mind their banner ad on your auction page. You also won't be able to change the style, etc. to match your forum, like you can with the version I wrote, but it will still be an auction.

To use this simply change the URL in the iframe area of the template to match the auction that is hosted at cgispy.com. Then there is no need to worry about uploading the files, CHMOD'ing, etc., yet you can still integrate the auction in to your site. This is obviously much less desirable than keeping the script on your own server, but as a last resort for people who want to use this script, but don't have a server that allows them to use PERL executable scripts, I thought it was a good option.

EDIT: I also just found this page:

http://www.planetscream.com/auction/

simply click on "new page" to start creating your auction site.

There are many other sites that offer free EveryAuction hosting... just search google for "free EveryAuction hosting" and you will find a few more.

Hope this helps :D

NOTE: I do not have any experience with any of these free hosts, nor do I endorse any links in this post. Just trying to help.

icecube0045, I am assuming that you got this straightened out since you stopped asking questions, but in case you didn't...

If you really added your auction template then it should appear in the Style Manager, after you click on "Edit Templates" and you should see an extra template that you added near the top under "custom templates" that is called "auction" and it will be highlighted in red.

If you do not see that template listed there then you did not add it.

If you see it, make sure you spelled it correctly: auction

If you spelled it correctly, make sure that the content of the template matches the template I posted earlier in this thread for you, but be sure to change the URL in the iframe area to match the URL to your auction.pl script.

This hack is really very basic: it has a simple vbulletin powered php page that pulls in the content from a template. That template is an iframe that points to the URL of your auction.pl script.

If you are seeing a blank page then something about your template is not correct.

Nope, I named it auction and I did name it "auction". DO you have aim or something we can speak faster over? I Pmed you my aim name.

http://img280.imageshack.us/img280/8205/vb1zy.jpg

I only added the template to 2 of my skins and I have 5. Could this be the problem?