[HIS] Hack Installer System (Build 3)

I decided to release what I thought was a stable build 3 early. For those who actually used build 2 in their hacks (if there are any), delete the build 2 files and replace them with the build 3 files (except the example hack). Build 3 changes the way the HIS file are laid out, so hack_install.php was changed quite a bit. Seriously, upgrade. Your build 1/2 hack files will work with build 3.

Now that I've finished my public service announcement, I must not that a hack creator script, allowing for easy creation of the hack files, is not included in this release. I decided to release build 3 before the creator script is finalized. If you want to create hack files now, you'll have to first make a folder for your hack (replacing spaces with underscores), a folder inside for the build number (1 probably, but you can use another number). Then, move the example index.php over and edit it as necessary. Then, upload the folder and index.php to the hacks folder, select it, check "Generate Files" and continue. It will generate all the files needed except the query and modification files. For those, just follow the example file's syntax.

Now, onto the HIS!

The Hack Installer System (HIS) is an HTL-like hack. However, it suceeds in one major place the HTL failed: vBulletin.org compliance.

The HIS is a hacker tool - it does not need a seperate installation. It only needs one database table, which is created automatically the first time the script is ran. Thus, it can be distributed along with your hack as its installer as long as you follow the terms:

You may NOT modify hack_install.php or hack_install_bx.php (where x is the build number) and leave it named as such. If you modify hack_install_bx.php, rename your modified hack_install_bx.php to something entirely different (probably yourhack_install.php) first. ONLY THE OFFICIAL UNMODIFIED FILES MAY BE NAMED hack_install.php AND hack_install_bx.php. Even if you modify and rename, the original copyright text at the top must remain intact.

Eh, well, I think that is all the terms. Anyways, on to this "hack".

This is based off of the uCash & uShop installer, which was based off of the vBadvanced Homepage 1.01 installer by Tigga (Brian Gunter), used with permission.

Build 3 is attached, screens should be attached in this post and in the following post.

[sabret00the]

is there a FAQ laying around on how to use this at all?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by sabret00the

is there a FAQ laying around on how to use this at all?

Try reading this thread.

[sabret00the]

would i be right to assume that none of this stuff (regarding creating the hack is done dynamically, i have to manually code it into the example files)?

[sabret00the]

seriously, no disrespect to anyone but is their anything THIS hack actually does? or is it just basically a tutorial for creating an installer?

[sabret00the]

ok now i'm starting to get this thing after more confuz-zed-ness than you shake a stick at.

i must reitterate it should really come with a basic readme/faq. but thank you for your efforts.

i have run into a problem though

PHP Code:

Warning: halt(./includes/functions_log_error.php): failed toopenstream: No such file or directoryinK:\Network\xampp\htdocs\forums\includes\db_mysql.php on line 389

Warning: halt(): Failed opening './includes/functions_log_error.php'forinclusion (include_path='.;K:\Network\xampp\php\pear\')inK:\Network\xampp\htdocs\forums\includes\db_mysql.php on line 389

     

    There seems to have been a slight problem with the EBS:L!VE Forums database.
    Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

    An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

    We apologise for any inconvenience.
Database error in vBulletin 3.0.3: 


Invalid SQL: SELECT varname, text FROM phrase WHERE varname IN () ORDER BY languageid DESC
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manualthatcorresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax tousenear ') ORDER BY languageid DESC' at line 1

mysql error number: 1064

Date: Monday 14th of February 2005 02:41:30 PM
Script: http://localhost/forums/install/hack_install.php
Referer: http://localhost/forums/install/hack_install.php
Username: sabret00the
IP Address: 127.0.0.1

ok it's not as simple as i thought it would be to fix it, the error is here

PHP Code:

               // Now grab all the phrases for the settings andunset the unneeded variable.
               $teh_settings2 = $DB_site->query("SELECT varname,text FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."phrase WHERE varname IN ($sg_in) ORDER BYlanguageid DESC"); 
                unset($sg_in);
               while ($the_settings2 =$DB_site->fetch_array($teh_settings2)) {
                   // Figure out what's what and putthem in the setting array.
                   $varname =str_replace("setting_", "", $the_settings2['varname']);
                    if (strpos($varname, "_desc")) {
                       $varname =str_replace("_desc", "", $varname);
                        $pt = "desc";
                    } else {
                       $varname =str_replace("_title", "", $varname);
                        $pt = "title";
                    }
                  $hack_settings[$varname][''.$pt.'phrase'] = str_replace("'", "\'",$the_settings2['text']);
                    // Now unset some crap.
                    unset($varname);
                    unset($pt);
                } 


the $sg_in doesn't seem to be set

[noppid]

This is a good idea, but does have some issues that could be a problem. Not knowing 100% how things work, I can't call um bugs.

I attempted to use this with the creator and had no success. However I did learn enough to see how to do the create by hand. After getting that far I decided that the proceedures available to the users were not exactly the logic I would have liked. My experience with the shoutbox factored in as well.

Great idea, I hope that it gets turned into a full blown documented tool with some ideas from the community applied to how and what things are done.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Any SQL error that you run into, will give the above error, and has been reported before i think in this thread.

[noppid]

Probably, because the same variable don't work in creator.php.

The MySql IN () is empty.

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by noppid

Probably, because the same variable don't work in creator.php.

The MySql IN () is empty.

yup that's the same conclusion i came too, but i don't know why it's empty or how to fix it.

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

Any SQL error that you run into, will give the above error, and has been reported before i think in this thread.

i know but it never got answered