[HOW TO - vB4] Create your own vBulletin page

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by Steve M

Ok next question, I am reusing the same variable for different pages so I am not having a cluster of different variables within conditional statements. Right now it seems that is confusing me or its the meds, either way is it safe to say I can keep doing that or should I change it?

PHP Code:

$templater->register('display', $display); 


That var is what I am reusing for each page load of do=cat or do=file, etc. Do I need to change it to print_output or what?

You should be able to use the same variable name on different pages - vb does that alot.

If you are wanting to register that variable on each page for use in the template, you need to put that line inbetween the $templater = vB_Template::create('whatever_template') and the $templater->render() lines.

edit: Or actually, you may be able to just preregister it at the top of you page for the template. See the article I link to in my first post to find out about preregistering variables.

[cory_booth]

Replace the line:
require_one ./gobal

With:

PHP Code:

$curdir = getcwd ();
chdir('/yourpath/to/site/public_html/forum');
require_once('/yourpath/to/site/public_html/global.php');
chdir ($curdir); 


Will allow you to put the php files anywhere on the site (i.e. mydomain.com/pages/)

[LoveStream]

Originally Posted by ragtek

Be sure that there's nothing before <?php

Yes, I double checked it but it still remains. I suspect that affected by server programs. When I logged there is no problem. It is only just for guest than member logged.

I create new my.php file. and do define this scripts refer to template files.

Regards.

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Originally Posted by cory_booth

Replace the line:
require_one ./gobal

With:

PHP Code:

$curdir = getcwd ();
chdir('/yourpath/to/site/public_html/forum');
require_once('/yourpath/to/site/public_html/global.php');
chdir ($curdir); 


Will allow you to put the php files anywhere on the site (i.e. mydomain.com/pages/)

Thanks. I do put it the same path with vB. When I trial as logged it's run very well.

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by cory_booth

Replace the line:
require_one ./gobal

With:

PHP Code:

$curdir = getcwd ();
chdir('/yourpath/to/site/public_html/forum');
require_once('/yourpath/to/site/public_html/global.php');
chdir ($curdir); 


Will allow you to put the php files anywhere on the site (i.e. mydomain.com/pages/)

Actually, if you chdir, you don't want to then put the whole path to the global.php file. You would just go:

PHP Code:

$curdir = getcwd ();
chdir('/yourpath/to/site/public_html/forum');
require_once('./global.php');
chdir ($curdir); 


[Mythotical]

Originally Posted by Lynne

You should be able to use the same variable name on different pages - vb does that alot.

If you are wanting to register that variable on each page for use in the template, you need to put that line inbetween the $templater = vB_Template::create('whatever_template') and the $templater->render() lines.

edit: Or actually, you may be able to just preregister it at the top of you page for the template. See the article I link to in my first post to find out about preregistering variables.

Good point, I will look into doing that tomorrow. Need sleep first.

[ragtek]

What's with

PHP Code:

require_once(DIR . '/includes/class_bootstrap_framework.php');
vB_Bootstrap_Framework::init(); 


Do we need it?
Some files in vB4 have it^^

[Lynne]

You may need to add those lines depending on what you do in your code. But, every page doesn't need those lines. I *think*, but I'm not positive, that if you have hooks in your page, you will want to include those lines. But, since usually there aren't any hooks added into a custom page, then those lines aren't needed.

[EidolonAH]

Brilliant, thank you Lynne.:up:

[Anseur]

I've set this up on my test site, and it works OK while i'm logged in, but when I'm not logged in, and I visit this custom page, I just get a plain white screen.

looking at a source of this plain white pages shows me:

<!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dkp_template -->
 
<!-- END TEMPLATE: dkp_template -->

Here is the code currently used in the template for this custom .php page:

{vb:stylevar htmldoctype}
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="{vb:stylevar textdirection}" lang="{vb:stylevar languagecode}" id="vbulletin_html">
  <head>
    <title>{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}</title>
    {vb:raw headinclude}
  </head>
  <body>
    
    {vb:raw header}
    
    {vb:raw navbar}
    
    <div id="pagetitle">
      <h1>{vb:raw pagetitle}</h1>
    </div>
  <li class="popupmenu">
    <h2 class="blockhead">The MCO DKP System</h2>
    <h2 class="blocksubhead"> <vb:if condition="$show['modcplink']">
                                <a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">Administration</a>
                                <ul class="popupbody popuphover">
                                        <li><a href="/25manwrathplus/admin/" target=”dkp_frame”>Admin Index</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="sublink2.php">SubLink 2</a></li>
                                        <li><a href="sublink3.php">SubLink 3</a></li>
                                </ul>
                            </li>
</vb:if> </h2>
                          
    <div class="blockbody">
      <div {height:auto;}>

<iframe name="dkp_frame" width=100% height=1700px SCROLLING=no FRAMEBORDER=0 src="/25manwrathplus">dkp_frame</iframe>
		
      </div>
    </div>
    
    {vb:raw footer}
  </body>
</html>

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by Anseur

I've set this up on my test site, and it works OK while i'm logged in, but when I'm not logged in, and I visit this custom page, I just get a plain white screen.

looking at a source of this plain white pages shows me:
[code]
<!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dkp_template -->

<!-- END TEMPLATE: dkp_template -->

What is in your error_logs? (If you don't know where they are, ask your host.) What is in your php page that you created?