[Jawelin]

Originally posted by Kier
The custom_avatars folder needs to be created in same directory as the forumdisplay.php.

Instructions for this are in the install script, rather than the readme file.

Hi, Kier.
I successfully installed the hack, Great!

Just some question:
1) The avatardata in db (customavatar table) is filled the same. I guess the hack purpose is not to make a smaller db, but to unload the db itself when showing posts/threads giving a direct html link. Is it true ?

2) The filename in db (customavatar table) - the original filename - is not filled any more.... File is renamed ok, but if i would keep the original name as before ? Even, if i switched settings from file to db, again ?

3) Why the avatarrevision field is in user table and not in customavatar one ?

4) I tried to parametrize the directory name: infact I added in setting table a row with a setup instruction like this:

PHP Code:

$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO setting (settingid, settinggroupid, title, 
varname, value, description, optioncode, displayorder) VALUES 
('',26,'Custom Avatar File Directory', 'avatarpath', '/home/username/avatars/custom', 
'The directory where custom avatars will be stored.', '', 10)"); 


but realized that the directory name (unlike the PPN's attachment as files hack from which I took the tip) has to be a relative one, not absolute. Infact the same name is used the same time for http purposes and server side ones (copy/unlink/etc.). So that $avatarpath should be valued like 'images/avatars/custom' (without leading slashes) and simply replaced to your custom_avatars directory name.
Well. The problem is how to make read that global var to php's that don't import ./global.php... ?
I though to something like

PHP Code:

$avatarpath=trim($GLOBALS['avatarpath']); 


somewhere, but it seems not working...
I haven't any idea how to manage global settings...

Thanks a lot for your attention.
Bye