v2 - Updated to use no extra queries :D

Okay, seeing as people asked for this, here it is. It's very, very simple in its operation.

It just keeps a record of the most number of visitors at any one time, and displays it on the main forums page. The time/date format will obey the system you specified in the control panel, including timezone offsets.

http://kier.3dfrontier.com/vbhacks/maxonline.gif

Installation is very simple. Simply download the attachment to this message, unzip it and upload install_maxonline.php to your forums/admin folder, then open that page in a web browser and carefully follow the instructions it will give you.

The script will only call an extra query if the number of online users is greater than that the previous record. The records are stored in a new template called 'MAXONLINERECORDS', which is automatically installed for you with the supplied script.

The install script has an upgrade option that will clean up the mess left by the original version...

You can see it working online at snyx' forum here

Extraordinarily Important Info
When you upgrade your board to a new version of vBulletin, you must modify the install script that you run like this:

Find and replace it with If you do not do this, your records will be destroyed when you upgrade.

Looks like my +++++ing paied off for once! LOL!
Great hack man!

thbththt Mine already worked on 2.0 two hours ago you just had to go put in a fancy install routine and screenshot :)


btw, I dig your who posted hack!

Great hack man as always!

Sorry, when I put this together you hadn't said whether yours worked in 2.0 or not...

Ah well, now there's a choice of two :)

When I posted I didn't even know if it worked in 1.x or not :) Sometimes I hack blindly at work. That's OK, I see how it works now.. if you put an install routine and a screenshot on your hack you get 5-stars eh?

heheh :P take care

Kier. I don't know what we'd do without you

Thanks

It works and was very simple to install.

Awesome hack, you've been on a roll Kier!

It's been installed here if anybody wants to see more example sites.

Something I had planned on adding to vb at one point but never got around to it..