Product Updates Cron
 

NCODE PRODUCT UPDATES CRON VBULLETIN 3.6.0
version: 0.5.2

I. What does it do
This plugin provides a cron job which checks for new versions of your installed products each day. It reports by email and through the scheduled taks log.

II. What does it not do
This plugin cannot and does not update products automatically. It does not change your vBulletin installation.

III. Installation
1. Upload "ncode_productupdates.php" to includes/cron
2. Use the product manager in vBulletin to import the file "product-ncode_productupdatescron.xml"

IV. Configuration
In the options panel you are able to find two options regarding this product. By default the reports are sent to the webmaster email address. You can override this behavior by altering the setting "Destination Email".
This scheduled task will report errors that occured while fetching version information by email. If you do not want to receive reports on this, change the option "Send Version Check Errors" to No.

V. Version history
0.5.2 (May 4th 2007)
- Fixed small bug again

0.51 (February 4th 2007)
- Fixed small bug

0.5 (February 4th 2007)
- First public release

VI. Copyright
please keep in mind that:
THIS IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE

You are allowed to install this in your forum, and you are allowe to make suggestions for improvements. It is not allowed to redistribute the files in any other way than as a zipfile with the XML and this readme in original state.

(c) 2007 nCode - www.ncode.nl/vbulletinplugins - info@ncode.nl

I hope a mod like this doesn't exist already. This version is a try-out, please leave suggestions and bugreports in this thread.

A similar Version is aviable here:http://www.vbhacks-germany.org/showthread.php?t=6608

A try out Version - lol. Why ?

To see what the actual demand for this plugin is. Is that plugin available on vB.org as well?

Okay ;) Yes it is: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=133366

Hmm, I used the wrong searching terms then. The products have slightly different aims: Mine sends email updates and that plugin just displays a message, so an administrator still has to visit the forum admin panel.
I'll leave this product here, so people can make advantage of both kinds of notification. My apologies to the author of the other Check Version plugin.

Yes, but they are similar ;)

Ok, Thanks :)

Greetings Surviver

Tks for the mod - really will be useful.
all the best
Beduino

Whuay thanks for filling my request!!

xD

Could you explain what this is about please ;

That it's not GPL or anything similar

Bedankt voor je update :)

I don't follow what GPL has to do with the comment I highlighted. If you are charging for this mod then you cannot release it here. If you are not charging for it then it's free and that comment is nonsense and confusing, and needs to be removed.

I think he means we're free to use it, but not free to sell it or modify it. I could be wrong though.

It's free as free to use, but not free as in free software foundation. If it violates anything I'll remove it.

I'll try this tomorrow night... I like the idea!

Great idea... consolidates everything and saves me looking through multiple emails. :)

Installed....

Now, I guess I wait and see what arrives in emails.... :D

Thanks

Regards,
Badger

Ok, it seems to work fine and I started getting update emails, but I also keep getting one that's invalid?

Is there any way of stopping receiving this notification from coming into my mailbox every day? The offending mod works fine and I assume it's the result of the modder forgetting something?

Thanks

Regards,
Badger

Where can I get that mod so I can try it myself?

Separate Stick and Normal Threads Mod

Thanks

Regards,
Badger

Is there some other mod which has version 2.25 as last version?
Could you give a list of mods that you have installed? (by PM is OK)

Yes, there is ... :up:

The one immediately above it in the add-ons list..

PM on the way...

Regards,
Badger

Today I've put up version 0.5.2 of this mod, which again fixes a small bug reported by BadgerDog. It is best to upgrade as soon as possible. Just install it over the current version.

Updated.... :)

Did a "Run Now" on cron job ....

No more error... :up:

Thanks

Regards,
Badger

Thanks for your update :)

Ok, for whatever reason Ncron stopped working and I haven't been getting information via email about updates, but I have been receiving them the traditional way, direct from the individual mod notifications.

I ran the 0.5.2 cron job manually and got this error:

Any ideas?

Thanks

Regards,
Badger

Using the latest version of vB I do not get this error. What other custom cron jobs do you have?

Just the usual ones and I'm running v3.6.7PL1... :)

Thanks

Regards,
Badger

Still getting this error when I run the cron job ..... :confused:

Anyone else seeing this with v3.6.7pl1 ?

Regards,
Badger

Similar errror here at vb 3.6.8 pl2

Any fix for it?

You get these errors when executing the cron job manually?

Yes

Installed and worked great. Thanks!

I get the error "class_mail.php(266) : eval()'d code on line 7" too. Any idea how to fix it?