vBExternal v1.6

Well, this doesn't modify any php, nor use a plugin, so i wasn't sure exactly where to stick it

Anyhow, this is a port of the vBExternal for vb 3.0.7, so look at this thread for more information: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=81943

Enjoy

- Zero Tolerance

[FightRice.com]

Originally Posted by Kru

On my homepage : www.mirzone.net I am running vbexternal 1.6 https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=83005

Now, I wanted to run VB Login on a Non-VB Page vB3 RC3: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=61112 from there, too.

I already got this hack succesfully to run on a test page, too: http://www.mirzone.net/testing.htm

However I don't get to run both hacks together.

The problem is that vbexternal want this code at the top:

PHP Code:

<?php
chdir("/.../.../.../mirzone.net/html/forum/");
include('./vBExternal.php'); 
?>

and VB Login:

PHP Code:

<?php
  chdir("/.../.../.../mirzone.net/html/forum/");
require('./global.php');  
chdir("/.../.../.../mirzone.net/html/"); 
?>

If I try to run both codes (above) I always get the following error message:

PHP Code:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class vbulletinhook in /var/www/vhosts/mirzone.net/httpdocs/forum/includes/class_hook.php on line 29 


Have anybody an idea how I can fix this, please?

can you post the code you are using in your page you want that on

[jesus likes pie]

So what does this do exactly....anybody have a link to their site with it? Pictures?

[BamaStangGuy]

Originally Posted by jesus likes pie

So what does this do exactly....anybody have a link to their site with it? Pictures?

http://www.conflictingviews.com

The news in the middle is pulled from a forum

[BamaStangGuy]

Originally Posted by BrentWilson

anyway to show the contents of the quote tags on the mainpage news?

Also IMG tags would be nice... hell all of bbcode haha

http://www.conflictingviews.com/foru.../orange/14.gif

^ Smilies do not work on the manpage either. When I use a smilie in the post I get this on the mainpage but it shows correctly within the forum

[jesus likes pie]

Originally Posted by BrentWilson

http://www.conflictingviews.com

The news in the middle is pulled from a forum

So its kinda like vBAdvanced?

[Bad Bunny]

Originally Posted by jesus likes pie

So its kinda like vBAdvanced?

No, it's not a portal or cms. It is a tool for grabbing info from your forum and displaying it on your normal site pages.

[BamaStangGuy]

Any kind of help with the smilies?

[mark99]

Useful little script, well done to the author =).

Now there's a couple of things I'd like to see/do.

1. How can I output the START DATE for the 'Latest Threads'?

2. Is it possible to save the 'Latest Threads' output to an external file. I already tried the following and it simply returned a 0 byte file. It seems since the data is already collected and requested that it should be possible, but I'm clearly missing something:

PHP Code:

$result = output_NewestThreads(5,"1,2,3");
$fp = fopen("atest.txt", "w");
fwrite($fp, $result);
fclose($fp); 


PHP isn't my strong point =).

[mark99]

More or less solved no.2 myself with a simple 'ob'. For the benefit of anybody else that likes to cache data and save database/php load:

PHP Code:

<?php

require_once('./vBExternal.php');

ob_start();

output_NewestThreads(5,"1,2,3");

$html_file_contents = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_flush();

$result = $html_file_contents;
$fp = fopen("a1.html", "w");
fwrite($fp, $result);
fclose($fp);

?>

Only problem left is the fact that this 'save' script is simply a process for storing the data, I don't want it to output the information as well. Is there anyway to hide the public output of "output_NewestThreads(5,"1,2,3");", so that the script simply loads, processes and saves without outputting the threads summary when it's loaded?

I also still need to find a way of displaying the START DATES (i.e. No.1 in post above) for the threads. It should just be a matter of adding an extra call like "'postuserid' => $Thread['postuserid'],", but I can't remember what to use for date?

[TYorke]

I am getting this error

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /home/cchla/public_html/forums/vBExternal.php on line 433


any ideas?

EDIT: I fixed my problem ... I did this by using

<?php
require_once('./vBExternal.php');
output_UsersOnline();
?>

Where I wanted my 'Users Online' to appear instead of at the top of the file as per the instructions