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Use "global.php" without updating lasactivity and lastvisit

I want to use some vBulletin functions in my own PHP Script. So i have included the global.php in my script. But when my script become executed Vbulletin refreshes the user.lastactivity and user.lastvisit informations in the databse. Is there a way to prevent this? I want to use vBulletin functions but vBulletin shouldn´t regocnizes me as an visitor in the forum.

Many many thanks for some hints.

I found notes in includes/session.php

PHP Code:


		
			
 // if this line is removed (say to be replaced by a cron job, you will need to change all of the

'online'

                        // status indicators as they use $userinfo['lastactivity'] to determine if a user is online which

relies

                        // on this to be updated in real time.

                        $DB_site->shutdown_query("

                                UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user

                                SET lastactivity = " . TIMENOW . "

                                WHERE userid = $bbuserinfo[userid]

                        ", 'lastvisit');

Maybe cron job code already exists, but where it is ?

I am not sure I am 100% correct, but I did this for a script I have and which I didn't want to update the lastactivity or the lastvisit:

In sessions.php find:

Code:

if (!SESSION_BYPASS)

        {

                if (TIMENOW - $bbuserinfo['lastactivity'] > $vboptions['cookietimeout'])

                { // see if session has 'expired' and if new post indicators need resetting

                        $DB_site->shutdown_query("

                                UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user

                                SET lastvisit = lastactivity,

                                lastactivity = " . TIMENOW . "

                                WHERE userid = $bbuserinfo[userid]

                        ", 'lastvisit');

                        $bbuserinfo['lastvisit'] = $bbuserinfo['lastactivity'];

                }

                else

                {

Replace this with :

Code:

        if (!SESSION_BYPASS)

        {

                if (TIMENOW - $bbuserinfo['lastactivity'] > $vboptions['cookietimeout'])

                { // see if session has 'expired' and if new post indicators need resetting

                                if (THIS_SCRIPT != 'yourscriptname')

                                {

                        $DB_site->shutdown_query("

                                UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user

                                SET lastvisit = lastactivity,

                                lastactivity = " . TIMENOW . "

                                WHERE userid = $bbuserinfo[userid]

                        ", 'lastvisit');

                        $bbuserinfo['lastvisit'] = $bbuserinfo['lastactivity'];

                                }

                }

                else

                {

Notice this line in the replacing code:

Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT != 'yourscriptname')

This is where you enter the name of your php script. Also make sure that at the top of your script, there is a line like:

[code]define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'yourscriptname');

Mind you I am using vB 3.0.xx so the code may be different if you are using a later version.

No need to edit vb's files. Add the following before calling global.php:

PHP Code:


		
			
define('SKIP_SESSIONCREATE', 1);
define('NOCOOKIES', 1);
define('DIE_QUIETLY', 1);

Edit: But then, this thread is pretty old.

Sorry for reviving an old thread, I admit I didn't check the date.

Can you please let me know if the above are for vB 3.0.xx or later? I can't find the NOCOOKIES parameter nowhere, so I have to assume that it is for later vB releases?

That define was added in vB 3.5

Well, if you use those parameters, then the external program doesn't get any $bbuserinfo. With my clumsy solution it does, the only thing that doesn't happen is to update the lastvisit and lastactivity parameters, which is what the original question was about.

I was assuming that belinea didn't want to be seen as a visitor to the forum (full stop, meaning no sessions either). However, it appears (although I haven't tested this) you can bypass the user (member) activity update using:

PHP Code:


		
			
define('SESSION_BYPASS', 1);

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