MPDev's Graffiti Wall v1

The Graffiti Wall is a simple script where people can "paint" text onto a brick wall. You can see an example of the vB3 integration on ExtremeFitness.Com.

I also use an img src with half sized dimensions to preview the wall on my Summary page which can be seen on ViperAlley.Com; this could also be added to your portal pages for greater exposure.

Features
. Fully integrated with vB3 for styles/users
. Admin/Mods can "wipe board"
. Optional logging of paints to log file

This is a very simple mod to install; there is one self contained .php script, a few fonts and a bricks.jpg file to upload.

Requirements
. Your server must have GD2 support (GD1 support may work, but not tested) for PNG files including TTF support.

Be kind and click INSTALL if you use this mod.

[smacklan]

Originally Posted by The Realist

Looks like you dont have freetype support compiled with gD.

Ask your host.

This is what my host php info says:

gd
GD Support enabled
GD Version bundled (2.0.28 compatible)
FreeType Support enabled
FreeType Linkage with freetype
GIF Read Support enabled
GIF Create Support enabled
JPG Support enabled
PNG Support enabled
WBMP Support enabled
XBM Support enabled

[Allan]

Very Well, thanks


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[SuperFly]

one question, anyway to get it so only 1 certain user or admins can wipe board?

[amykhar]

Bug fix:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....88&postcount=7

[smacklan]

Originally Posted by smacklan

This is what my host php info says:

gd
GD Support enabled
GD Version bundled (2.0.28 compatible)
FreeType Support enabled
FreeType Linkage with freetype
GIF Read Support enabled
GIF Create Support enabled
JPG Support enabled
PNG Support enabled
WBMP Support enabled
XBM Support enabled

BUMP???!!!

[hankster]

OK, I figured out how to wipe the wall via a cron job. Follow these instructions.

Wipe the wall via your browser. FTP into your site and take the graffiti.png file that was generated on your site and transfer it to your hard drive.

Rename this file something else, like graffitiorg.png and then transfer it back to your web site in the same folder as graffiti.png

Now create a cron job at whatever timetable you choose (I've set it up to do it once per week) with the following command:

cp /full/server/path/to/graffitiorg.png /full/server/path/to/graffiti.png

That's it! Whenever your cron job runs, it will copy the graffitiorg.png file over the existing graffiti.png file effectively wiping the wall.

Note: If you are also recording IP addresses you will also have to copy over your IP address file with a blank file to wipe it also.

I know, it may not be the best way to do it but it works.

[amykhar]

Originally Posted by smacklan

This is what my host php info says:

gd
GD Support enabled
GD Version bundled (2.0.28 compatible)
FreeType Support enabled
FreeType Linkage with freetype
GIF Read Support enabled
GIF Create Support enabled
JPG Support enabled
PNG Support enabled
WBMP Support enabled
XBM Support enabled

Did you edit the wall.php file to change the paths? It's not in the instructions to do so (at least it wasn't when I installed.) And, I got errors until I made the changes.

[smacklan]

Originally Posted by amykhar

Did you edit the wall.php file to change the paths? It's not in the instructions to do so (at least it wasn't when I installed.) And, I got errors until I made the changes.

Thanks for the reply Amy...yes I did and the path should be correct. Someone said the error I was getting looked as though I didn't have freetype support compiled with GD, put I do so I am rather lost.

[yinyang]

Originally Posted by hankster

OK, I figured out how to wipe the wall via a cron job. Follow these instructions.

Wipe the wall via your browser. FTP into your site and take the graffiti.png file that was generated on your site and transfer it to your hard drive.

Rename this file something else, like graffitiorg.png and then transfer it back to your web site in the same folder as graffiti.png

Now create a cron job at whatever timetable you choose (I've set it up to do it once per week) with the following command:

cp /full/server/path/to/graffitiorg.png /full/server/path/to/graffiti.png

That's it! Whenever your cron job runs, it will copy the graffitiorg.png file over the existing graffiti.png file effectively wiping the wall.

Note: If you are also recording IP addresses you will also have to copy over your IP address file with a blank file to wipe it also.

I know, it may not be the best way to do it but it works.

that's quite ingenius! very OTB. (outside-the-box).

[amykhar]

Originally Posted by smacklan

Thanks for the reply Amy...yes I did and the path should be correct. Someone said the error I was getting looked as though I didn't have freetype support compiled with GD, put I do so I am rather lost.

Did you upload the fonts in binary mode? I'm just trying to figure out different reasons why the font couldn't open.