Building a module that evaluates PHP
 

Hello,

Extreme newbie question here.

I have a php function that I can call thru straight html pages like so:

<?php
require('BringIt.php'); print(BringIt(input=Database&style=last+user'));
?>

How can I get Vbulletin to parse and process BringIt.php ? I've put it in the modules directory but still do not see any output.

I first tried making a template that looks like:

<tr>
<td class="$bgclass">
<?php
require('BringIt.php'); print(BringIt(input=Database&style=last+user'));
?>
</td>
</tr>

And adding it to a module to no avail.

Idea?

Thanks in advance,

BarbT

You can't put php in the template system. You have to add a new plugin, and put in for the code. If you want the code to run over the whole site, you can use the global_start hook but if not you will just have to find the hook for that page. After you add the plugin you can use the variable $bringit in a template to output the code.

Morning,

Thank you for your response!

I went to

New Plugins

and created a new Plugin

The new plugin has the code:

$bringit = BringIt(input=Database&style=last+user)

I saved it successfully. BringIt.php is in the /modules directory.

Have I understood your instructions so far?

Then I created a template that has:

<tr>
<td>
$bringit
</td>
</tr>

Is this correct, or did I miss a step?

To recap, are these the right steps?

1.) put BringIt.php in the modules directory
2.) Create a Php module that calls it, consists of the one line, and associate a template with it
3.) Create a template that displays $bringit

Thanks!

BarbT

Have you tried following the manual? Including External Files

It may have an easier method.

Hi everyone,

Thank you all for your super ideas! After lots of playing around and methodical step-by-step attempts, I finally got it to work. This is rather gratifying to me because I'm a ksh master and an idjut in php. Thanks again for your help!

Best wishes,

Barbt