[TECK]

Originally posted by glo
what is the difference between vBindex v2 and vBhome (lite) 3.0???

I am looking for the most suitable hack that will allow me to do the following:

1. place the login/password feature on the home (non vB) page.
2. place polls on non vB pages.
3. calculate the users online on the entire site, not just the vB forum pages.
4. have some member only pages (non vB), protected by the username and password access from vB!

I am using vB 2.2.7. (brand new forum!)

I guess this is directed to NTLDR & TECK but anyone can assist!

vbIndex was "inspired" from my original vbHome 1.0, when element ripped my code, wajones's poll and other's and stick it togheter...
then NTLDR released a different version and credited a part of the code element stolled from me as:
"code by nakkid" (my previous nick at vb.org)

the diff between vbIndex and vbHome (lite) is the number of queries and the code stability. the queries are in a loop. so vbIndex could easily "boost" your page at 150queries if you go at ease with the options. that equals death to the server.
even set at default, with minimum options, if i understood corectly from NTLDR, there are still 47queries loaded, wich is huge for a simple page... the server could easily crash on a busy site with this number of queries.

vbHome (lite) 3 performs only 13queries (14 as loggedin) and also is optimised for extremly fast page loads (average 0.09seconds).
this was tested on 2 servers.
NTLDR can give you more precise info about it's code performance, since he code it. i posted my specs here just to have a better idea.

cheers.