FAQ Edit v3

I have made some modifications to the hack by Stasik, which is located here.
New features:

• Edit display order from the list of questions/groups
• Got the display code into templates and out of misc.php
• Removed some extra queries
• Added support for vB Code and fixed support for smilies
• Various small cosmetic/coding fixes

The base hack is © 2001 by Stasik.
Portions, including the installer, are © 2001 Kevin Schumacher.
Portions of the installer were created by Bane.
The hack and its' installer may not be redistributed, edited or not, without this copyright notice attached.

For version: 2.0.3

Files needed: faq_install.php, faq.php

Files to edit: admin/index.php, root/misc.php

Templates to edit: None.

Instructions: Upload and run faq_install.php from your admin directory. Follow the on-screen directions.

Upgrading from Stasik's hack: Upload and run faq_install.php from your admin directory and choose the option to upgrade from v2 of the hack.

Upgrading from a previous version of *this* hack (e.g. from this thread): Upload and run faq_install.php from your admin directory and choose the option to upgrade from "v3, v31, or v32" of the hack.

Please DO NOT contact me via PM, IM, email, or otherwise outside this thread about this hack.

Thanks to Stasik for the great hack!

[Remi]

If you are to do any thing, Please make it work with variables, just like the original FAQ.

$homeurl
$bbtitle
$inboxname
$sentitemsname

Thanks

[Grower]

In FAQ.PHP around line 292 in addquestion section there is

PHP Code:

makehiddencode("faqid", "$faqid"); 


which prevented you from selecting own category for adding question. You have to remove that line to make it work correctly.

[Linus]

I did the hack and it worked fine for me a couple of weeks ago but now the FAQ when clicked upon is empty ... I might have done another hack that might have affected one of the files ... any opinions / advice ???

[Linus]

This is my FAQ bit in the original misc.php

PHP Code:

if ($action=="faq") {
  $templatesused = "faq_title,faq_head,faq_entry";
  include("./global.php");

  if(isset($page)){$sql = "WHERE faqid='$page'";}
  $query = "SELECT faqid,title FROM faq $sql ORDER BY showorder";
  $faqs=$DB_site->query($query);
  while ($faq=$DB_site->fetch_array($faqs)) {
    if (isset($page))
      {$title = " > <a href='misc.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=faq&page=$faq[faqid]'>$faq[title]</a>";
    }
    $questions=$DB_site->query("SELECT entryid,title,faqid FROM faqentries WHERE faqid='$faq[faqid]' ORDER BY showorder");
    while ($question=$DB_site->fetch_array($questions)) {
      eval ("\$faqtitles .= "".gettemplate("faq_title")."";");
    }
    eval ("\$faqhead .= "".gettemplate("faq_head")."";");
    unset ($faqtitles);
  }
  if (isset($page)) {
    $entries=$DB_site->query("SELECT entryid,title,text FROM faqentries WHERE faqid='$page' ORDER BY showorder");
    while($entry=$DB_site->fetch_array($entries)){
      $entry[text] = bbcodeparse2($entry[text],$entry[dohtml],$entry[dobbcode],$entry[dosmilies],$entry[dobbcode]);
      eval ("\$faqentries .= "".gettemplate("faq_entry")."";");
    }
  }
  eval("dooutput("".gettemplate("faq")."");");
} 


I'm running v 2.2.1

but then when asked to find

PHP Code:

if ($action=="faq") {
$templatesused = ""; // Only one template used so load it when called
include("./global.php");
$page = intval($page);
if (!$page)
$page = '';
eval("dooutput("".gettemplate("faq$page")."");");

} 


I can never find it ?

[christina]

Does this hack work on vb 2.2.2? Just curious as I'm looking to add it.

TIA,
Christina

[SaintDog]

FireFly or another person, could you please let me know why I am getting the below error. I have applied the fix provided by Bira as well as the one that another member provided which is supposed to fix the ordering problem, below is the error I get when trying to change the order:

Warning: Variable passed to each() is not an array or object in /path/to/my/forums/admin/faq.php on line 344

[slideboxer]

I was having parsing problems until making the change from post #81.

Problem I'm having now is that the images are not showing up. Anyone have the code fix for this one?

[SaintDog]

The images were not really working for me, I instead went in and instead of using the { images } variable I just used /path/to/image instead.

I need to find a way to correct that error

[christina]

Since no one answered about 2.2.2...

I installed it, and there weren't any updates to the admin control panel. If I try to run faq.php directly I get some complaint about "Fatal error: call to undefined function: cpheader() in....path\faq.php on line 13.

Chrirstina

[SaintDog]

You still would have to run the FAQ Install file to update things Christina, I think anyway (since there may be new queries or such added to the db).

I still have not figured out why I get the above error, Can anyone help out on this, I know I can not be the only one getting this, or am I? (I am using 2.2.1)