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GilbertZ · #7 08-17-2005, 02:45 AM

I fixed it. If you don't see a file in your cache directory, that means cache isn't working for you. To debug this, open your rss_fetch.inc file.

Explicitly define the full path to your cache directory.

PHP Code:


			
    if ( !defined('MAGPIE_CACHE_DIR') ) {

        //define('MAGPIE_CACHE_DIR', './cache');

        define('MAGPIE_CACHE_DIR', '/path/to/magpie/cache');

    }

Turn on DEBUG mode.

PHP Code:


			
    if ( !defined('MAGPIE_DEBUG') ) {

        define('MAGPIE_DEBUG', 1);

    }

Make sure permissions are good for the cache directory. Then create a simple test.php file containing this, but replace your data where necessary:

PHP Code:


			
<html><head></head><body>



<?

$url="http://www.url.com/to/your/external.php?type=RSS";



require('/path/to/magpie/rss_fetch.inc');

$rss = fetch_rss($url);

$num_items = 25;

$count=1;

$items = array_slice($rss->items, 0, $num_items);

foreach ( $items as $item ) {

$blogTitle = $item['title'];

$blogLink = $item['link'];

echo "$count <a href=$blogLink target=_blank>$blogTitle</a>";

echo "<br>";

$count++;

}

?>

</body>

</html>

Then call that page and if you see an error that should help you debug it. If you see the feed, you should be all set, but "ls cache" and look for files to be sure. ALSO, don't forget to turn DEBUG back off.

One more point on the hack the way it's currently put. I believe you are calling this in global.php unneccessarily. This adds an include on every single page of vbulletin. Instead of two hooks, just remove the hook to the global and stick that line
require_once '/path/to/magpie/rss_fetch.inc';
in the postbit hook and it'll work fine and reduce load.

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