Administrative and Maintenance Tools - PHPKD - vB Link Verifier Bot 'Ultimate'

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Name: PHPKD - vB Link Verifier Bot 'Ultimate'
Version: 4.2.120

Description: This product extract sharing links of hundreds of sharing hosts, and verifies them; If they're "Alive" the post will pass, otherwise it will be punished. (ex: Hotfile, Mediafire, Rapidshare, 4shared, Depositfiles, Filefactory, ...etc).


Compatible with: All 4.0.x/4.1.x/4.2.x vBulletin versions.


Requirements:

• vBulletin version 4.0.x/4.1.x/4.2.x

License:

• http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

Features:

• General Features:-
  
  • 100% OOP.
    
  • MD5 checked.
    
  • Fully Phrased.
    
  • Fully Supported.
    
  • Fully Automated.
    
  • Accurate Processing.
    
  • Professionally Coded.
    
  • Detailed Documentation.
    
  • Doesn't require any manual edits.
    
  • Supports hundreds of sharing hosts by default.
    
  • Depends on & uses default vBulletin techniques with full compatibility.
    
  • Board Load Zero Queries, queries executed only when the scheduled task run.
    
  • The cronjob (scheduled Task) logs every run details in "Scheduled Task Log", so you can review it later within the log viewer.
    
  • The product's code base is very solid, and is very rich as well with a 'plug-and-play' architecture for easier expansion & for much more flexibility.
    
  • Auto generate pretty nice reports for instant/later review, these reports can be displayed in real time while running the scheduled task, sent as a private/email message, post as a thread/reply.
    
  
  
• Specific Features:-
  
  • AdminCP Options:
    
    • Administrator Permissions:
      
      • Can Administer "PHPKD - vB Link Verifier Bot"
        
    • General Settings:
      
      • Product Active
        Choose whether the product "PHPKD - Link Verifier Bot" is active or not (Global On/Off Switch).
        
        
      • Include/Exclude Users
        You can specify certain users to check their posts against dead links, or to exclude others' posts from being checked at all.
        
        Select "Include All Users" to check all users' posts, or select "Include Specific Users" to check only those specific users' posts -defined in the following setting-, or select "Exclude Specific Users" to check all users' posts except those specific users' posts -defined in the following setting-.
        
        
      • Included/Excluded Users
        If you have chosen "Include Specific Users" OR "Exclude Specific Users" from the above setting, then you have to enter those specified user IDs here in this setting's field. Separate user IDs by normal English comma.
        
        
      • Include/Exclude Usergroups
        You can specify certain usergroups to check their posts against dead links, or to exclude others' posts from being checked at all.
        
        Select "Include All Usergroups" to check all usergroups' posts, or select "Include Specific Usergroups" to check only those specific usergroups' posts -defined in the following setting-, or select "Exclude Specific Usergroups" to check all usergroups' posts except those specific usergroups' posts -defined in the following setting-.
        
        
      • Included/Excluded Usergroups
        If you have chosen "Include Specific Usergroups" OR "Exclude Specific Usergroups" from the above setting, then you have to choose those specified usergroups from the list displayed. Note that you can select multiple options by holding "CTRL" key while selecting.
        
        
      • Include/Exclude Forums
        You can specify certain forums to check their posts against dead links, or to exclude others' posts from being checked at all.
        
        Select "Include All Forums" to check all forums' posts, or select "Include Specific Forums" to check only those specific forums' posts -defined in the following setting-, or select "Exclude Specific Forums" to check all forums' posts except those specific forums' posts -defined in the following setting-.
        
        
      • Included/Excluded Forums
        If you have chosen "Include Specific Forums" OR "Exclude Specific Forums" from the above setting, then you have to choose those specified forums from the list displayed. Note that you can select multiple options by holding "CTRL" key while selecting.
        
        
      • Time/Date Cutoff Mode
        You can force this product to process only posts in a specific time frame.
        You've two modes to choose from:
        
        • Last X Days: This mode will check all posts posted only in the last X days.
          
        • Before Specific Date: This mode will check all posts posted before that specific date.
          
        • After Specific Date: This mode will check all posts posted after that specific date.
          
        • Between Two Specific Dates: This mode will check all posts posted between those two specific dates.
          
        After choosing your preferred mode, you have to enter the appropriate value in the following setting according to the declaration defined down there.
        If you do not want to use the Cutoff feature at all then enter "0" in the following setting's field "Time/Date Cutoff Value".
        
        
      • Time/Date Cutoff Value
        To force this product to process only posts in a specific time frame, choose your preferred mode in the above setting, then enter the appropriate value here in this setting's field according to the following definition:
        
        • Last X Days: Enter a correct positive integer value for that period in days to check posts posted within last X days.
          
        • Before Specific Date: Enter a correct date in the format (yyyy-mm-dd) to check posts posted before it.
          
        • After Specific Date: Enter a correct date in the format (yyyy-mm-dd) to check posts posted after it.
          
        • Between Two Specific Dates: Enter two correct dates in the format (yyyy-mm-dd|yyyy-mm-dd) -note the separator symbol '|' (without quotes)- to check posts posted between them. Make sure to set the older date first then the newer.
          
        To turn off the "Time/Date Cutoff Mode" feature totally, enter "0" in this setting's field.
        
        
      • Checked Protocols
        Which internet protocols should be checked?
        
        • HTTP
          
        • HTTPS
          
        • FTP
          
        
        
      • Checked BBCodes
        Select which BBCodes should be scanned. Note that URL tags are checked by default.
        
        • Basic BB Code
          
        • Color BB Code
          
        • Size BB Code
          
        • Font BB Code
          
        • Alignment BB Code
          
        • List BB Code
          
        • Link BB Code
          
        • Code BB Code
          
        • PHP BB Code
          
        • HTML BB Code
          
        • QUOTE BB Code
          
        • HIDE BB Code
          
        • CHARGE BB Code
          
        
        
      • Excluded Thread Modes
        Specific thread modes can be excluded from being checked. By default all threads are checked regardless of it is mode. To exclude certain thread mode, choose it from the list.
        
        • Opened
          
        • Closed
          
        • Moderated
          
        • Sticky
          
        • Deleted
          
        • Redirected
          
        
        
      • Excluded Post Modes
        Specific post modes can be excluded from being checked. By default all posts are checked regardless of it is mode. To exclude certain post mode, choose it from the list.
        
        • Opened
          
        • Moderated
          
        • Deleted
          
        
        
      • Check Existing Posts
        Should existing posts be checked? If yes, then which of it should be? Only thread's head (first post), or all posts within?
        Turning this option 'OFF' means that the scheduled task (cronjob) will be completely useless, it will not do any work at all. Only new & edited posts will be checked if activated in the following settings.
        Options: [None | All Posts | Thread's First Post]
        
        
      • Check New Posts
        Should new posts be checked live (on real time)? If yes, then which of it should be? Only thread's head (first post), or all replies as well?
        Turning this option 'OFF' means that the scheduled task (cronjob) will be completely useless, it will not do any work at all. Only new & edited posts will be checked if activated in the following settings.
        Options: [None | All Posts | Thread's First Post]
        
        
      • Check Edited Posts
        Should edited posts be checked live (on real time)? If yes, then which of it should be? Only thread's head (first post), or all replies as well?
        Turning this option 'ON' may cause users with low/limited internet connections to have some issues and may not be able to post, specially if their post contains many links to be checked.
        Options: [None | All Posts | Thread's First Post]
        
        
      • Maximum Checked Links Per Post
        How many links should be checked per post? If any post contains more than that defined limit, then those 'over limit' links will be ignored & will not be checked; only the first X links (as defined here) will be checked. Enter "0" for UNLIMITED.
        
        
      • Critical Limit/Red Line
        Posts can be punished because of high percentage of dead links within. Define the "Critical Limit/Red Line" percentage here as a positive integer value (without any symbols). This "Critical Limit/Red Line" is the percentage that if dead links reaches or exceeded within a post, then that post will be punished.
        Notes & Examples:
        
        • "10" means if dead links within a post reaches or exceeded 10% of all included links it will be punished. If a post has less than 10% of dead links, then it will pass as valid without punishment.
          
        • "0" means that all links per post should be valid & alive (no dead links allowed, if just one link is dead the post will be punished); While "100" means the opposite, it means that all links within a post should be dead to be punished, that means if there is only one link alive & the rest are dead, the post will pass as valid without punishment.
          
        • If any post has only 5 links within it to be checked, that means each link represents 20% from all checked links. It means also if only one link is dead & you have set this setting to '10%' the expression will evaluate as true & will punish that post since it has 20% of dead links.
          
        
        
      • Check Succession Period
        Successive checks for same posts can be separated by a certain period of time, so those 'checked recently' posts did not checked every time the script runs. Same posts can be checked multiple times, but with at least 1 day between each two successive checks. Define how many days should separate each two successive checks for the same post, or enter "0" to check posts ONLY ONCE. Note: "14" means your checked posts will be checked again every fourteen days (two weeks). "0" or a high Value usually recommended specially for large boards.
        
        
      • Checked Posts Per Batch
        It is recommended to define a specific low number of posts to process in each run to prevent any possible timeout or Memory/CPU exhausting during the execution process. A Lower Value usually recommended specially for boards that has long posts with many links. There is other important factors that have strong affect as well such as: "Time/Date Cutoff Mode", "Time/Date Cutoff Value", "Check existing posts", "Maximum Checked Links Per Post", "Check Succession Period"; So please take care & try to set a logical acceptable value for each of these settings to avoid any expected/unexpected issues. You are the best one who knows your board & you are the one who can determine which suits you & your board according to your board's activity/content/requirements.
        
        
      • Remote Functions Maximum Redirections
        The maximum amount of HTTP redirections to follow.
        
        
      • Remote Functions Execution Timeout
        The maximum number of seconds to allow remote functions to execute.
        
        
      • Remote Functions Maximum Response Size
        The maximum allowed size of response to accept, enter value in bytes.
        
        
      • Required Sharing Links
        You may force users to post 'supported' sharing links within their posts in order to submit their posts, otherwise they will get an error message.
        You can select which forums would you like to force users include 'supported' sharing links within their posts.
        
      
      
      
    • Reporting Settings:
      
      • Reports Staff Handler
        Reports posted in forums or sent as PMs to both staff and normal users requires a valid staff member username to use as a poster & sender for these reports. Enter a valid staff member username with appropriate privileges here in this setting's field. Note: If this username is invalid or does not has appropriate privileges, then all "PM/Reply/Thread Reports" will not work until it is corrected, however "Email Reports" does not affected by this option and will keep working regardless of this option's value.
        
        
      • Staff Reports
        After each run of the script, it is possible to auto generate final reports for staff using any of the following methods: (PM, Email, New Reply, New Thread). Select your preferred methods.
        
        • Send Private Message
          
        • Send Email Message
          
        • Post New Thread
          
        • Post New Reply
          
        
        
      • Sending Staff Reports
        In case you want to send reports to staff via PM or Email, you have the ability to choose which staff should receive those reports.
        
        • Send Reports To Moderators Only
          
        • Send Reports To Moderators & Administrators
          
        
        
      • Staff Reports Mode
        Staff reports can be sent in certain conditions, which conditions should staff reports sent in?
        Select the appropriate option:
        
        • Always send: always send regardless there is checked/dead/punished posts or not.
          
        • Send Only If There is Checked Posts: send only if there is checked posts, regardless there is dead/punished posts or not.
          
        • Send Only If There is Dead Posts: send only if there is checked posts with dead links regardless it exceeds the critical limit or not -punished or not-.
          
        • Send Only If There is Punished Posts: send only if there is checked posts with dead links that exceeds the critical limit, and thus punished.
          
        Note: Punished posts implicitly included within dead posts.
        
        
      • User Reports
        After each run of the script, if there is punished posts: it is possible to auto generate simple reports to their owners using any of the following methods: (PM, Email) telling them that some of their posts contains some dead links. Select your preferred methods.
        
        • Send Private Message
          
        • Send Email Message (Ultimate Edition Only)
          
        
        
      • User Reports Mode
        User reports can be sent in certain conditions, which conditions should user reports sent in?
        Select the appropriate option:
        
        • Send Only If There is Dead Posts: send only if there is checked posts with dead links regardless it exceeds the critical limit or not -punished or not-.
          
        • Send Only If There is Punished Posts: send only if there is checked posts with dead links that exceeds the critical limit, and thus punished.
          
        Note: Punished posts implicitly included within dead posts.
        
        
      • Reports: Included Posts
        Which posts to include in the generated reports?
        Select the appropriate option:
        
        • Checked Posts Only: include checked Posts, ignore punished posts.
          
        • Punished Posts Only: include punished Posts, ignore checked posts.
          
        • Checked Posts & Punished Posts: include both checked Posts and punished posts as well.
          
        
        
      • Reports: Included Links
        
        • All Links
          
        • Alive Links
          
        • Dead Links
          
        • Down Links
          
        • None
          
        
        
      • Staff Report Forum
        If "Post New Thread" staff report method is enabled, then a forum should be selected to post those threads in.
        
        
      • Staff Report Thread
        If "Post New Reply" staff report method is enabled, then a thread should be selected to post those replies in. Valid thread ID is required.
        
        
      • Reports Phrases
        Modify and localize reports' subject & message as preferred.
        

Rest features & screenshots in the next posts ..!!

[alencete]

Hello, I wanted to know whether it is possible create a scheduled task for this mod, I have it configured for analyzing the links in last 7 days, I would run the task every 7 days. Would it be possible? which would be the variable?

THANKS

[Omranic]

Hey, 'Lite' edition will have an update soon. Stay tuned ..

Originally Posted by bek4ever7

Does this product load the server ?
i've Vps , with 1GB ram
is it recommended to use it ?

No, it doesn't
It should be OK using this product on any web host.
You've a wide scale of options that allow you to set it according your needs & thus it should work smoothly.

Originally Posted by Jonluci

Nope it doesnt overload the server. It has so many settings to customize. So you can customize according to your needs.

That's right, thanks for your kind declaration.

Originally Posted by bek4ever7

i 've installed the product ,
when it was checking the links , showed this Error :

This error supposed to be solved within the latest extended release 4.0.133.
But generally, you can avoid producing such error by setting your product to check acceptable number of posts in the same time. Setting it too high may cause such error, it's just a general limitation that you may face with other PHP products as well.

Originally Posted by badawidollah

installed but disable

i`ll you it later

Looking forward for your feedback .

Originally Posted by richTV

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....7&postcount=59 [bottom]

Thank you for helping others :up:.

Originally Posted by richTV

question regarding the Time/Date Cutoff Mode

you have options for either Last X days, or Specific Date

However, if Specific Date is selected, then the bot will check posts AFTER that specific date.

i'd consider buying the Ultimate Edition, but would it be possible to provide another option where the bot would only run and check posts BEFORE that specific date?

this product looks very nice, tnx for making it.

Thanks for your suggestion, it's already added HERE.
It may appear soon in an upcoming release .

Originally Posted by furst

When I go to install the product it gives me this loading screen:

and it just keeps loading. I'm on 4.0.2 with the latest patch (4, i think)

How many posts do you've in your forum?
Installing the product on a board with too many posts may take some time to be completed, that's depends on how many post you've. But 'too many' is meant by "hundred thousands" or so .

Originally Posted by richTV

it took me a few mins to complete on my server.

Yes, installing the product on a board with too many posts may take some time to be completed, that's depends on how many post you've. Thanks for your comment.

Originally Posted by richTV

i'm still using the non-ultimate version and getting false readings such as with filefactory.

we use a dereferrer: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=184267 so i don't know if that is the problem

plus i know you have Kill Link Masks only available in the Ultimate Edition version, thus would a site dereferer cause this to occur too?

No, vBAnonumizer shouldn't affect the product's functionality, but it may be the fact that the 'Lite' edition doesn't get updates as fast as the 'Ultimate' edition, and as you know those sharing hosts are changing their services & websites quickly.
I hope that you're enjoying the 'Ultimate' edition now .

Originally Posted by marshal_ramdev

thank you .. great mod

You are welcome :up:.

Originally Posted by ZuFett

Will the hack check links from hide-code?

Yes, this product check links within [ HIDE ] tags as well, but with the 'Ultimate' edition .

Originally Posted by cloferba

On 4.0.3 this mod doesnt work

you press on save changes (on admincp mod options) and changes are not saved..

it is a very important bug that should be fixed

Hmmm, I don't think it's something related to the product itself.
This product's settings are handled by the default vBulletin settings system 'Lite' edition, so it should work well as soon as other settings are working well. You may have to check your vBulletin installation itself since this isn't something the product handle by itself, it's vBulletin.

Originally Posted by alencete

Hello, I wanted to know whether it is possible create a scheduled task for this mod, I have it configured for analyzing the links in last 7 days, I would run the task every 7 days. Would it be possible? which would be the variable?

THANKS

Sorry, can you please describe it more clearly .. I can't get your question ..


Hey, 'Lite' edition will have an update soon. Stay tuned ..

[Omranic]

New Update .. 4.0.133

v4.0.133 01/06/2010 10:00 AM UTC: Maintenance release (public)

1. Bug Fix: "Call to a member function query_write() on a non-object".
   
2. Bug Fix: Auto exclude report forum & recycle bin forum from being checked.
   
3. Added the following new translations:
   
   1. Arabic .. (by CUPID)
      
   2. Italian .. (by network )
      
   3. Russian .. (by xorex)
      
   4. Turkish .. (by laztrix)
      
4. Fixes & updates for the following hosts:
   
   1. depositfiles.com
      
   2. easy-share.com
      
   3. mediafire.com
      
   4. netload.in
      
   5. sendspace.com
      

[Kraxell]

Link to buy the Ultimate Version?

/EDIT
Possible to add 7x.to?

[Omranic]

Originally Posted by Kraxell

Link to buy the Ultimate Version?

/EDIT
Possible to add 7x.to?

You can find it HERE: http://forum.phpkd.net

Regarding to "7x.to", it's not working currently, when it's online I'll give it a look and see .

[Kraxell]

Sorry, i mean:
http://x7.to/

[cloferba]

dont know why...it still showing rapidshare as "dead link" when it is not

[fxwoody]

It's a good add-ons but would there be a way to send report only on punished post instead of full list?? Don't see the point of knowing the links that are still good!?!?
Also, there should be an option to delete only the links that are not good and to leave the rest of the post intact, this way providing staffs and members and easier way to replace them and by keeping original thread in place.

Keep on improving I might go for full copy to support

[GateKeper]

I just installed this product, and after installing setting up the parameters, the forum the bad ones found were going to go to, who the email was going to be sent to, I decided to run it manually from the Scheduled task manager, and I get this error

Fatal error: Using $this when not in object context in /home/admin/domains/xxxxxxxxx.com/public_html/includes/functions_phpkd_vblvb.php on line 383

please ignore the xxxxxxxxx I put that in to hide true identity of the site for now

any idea what this error is

Thanks

used your version of 4.0.133
and running vB 4.0.3

[ProtoWorker]

Jst installed it into one of my forums..! Testing it! Hopefully it shd work!!