Major Additions - [ITech] vBExternal Lite

PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING THREAD FOR HELP/SUPPORT: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=166791

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[ITech] vBExternal Lite
Created By Inferno Technologies (http://www.infernotechnologies.net)
Copyright 2004-2007
All rights reserved
Project Development Team: Zero Tolerance, Acid Burn
Project Lead: Iain "Decado" Kidd
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Ported from vBExternal 1.6 created by Zero Tolerance to work with vBulletin 3.6.x

Features:

• Easy integration with your existing php scripts
• No coding experiance needed to make it work
• Full parsing for bbtags and emoticons/smilies + auto URL correction (no red-x's)
• Lets you put forum information on your homepage/webpage
• Users online
• Latest Threads w/preview
• More Information *Here*

Installation Information:

• Template modifications: 0
• Database changes: 0
• Files added: 5
• Files modified: 1 (website page)
• Installation difficulty: 2/5

Installation Instructions:
1) Unzip the folder and upload the contents of UPLOAD into your root directory
2) Read Useage instructions.txt and then you are done

Version History:
None so far.

Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: So does this able you to put like phrases and stuff in external sites?
A: At the moment it allows you to Display Newest Members, Top Posters, Newest Threads, Newest Replies, News and Users Online onto a page outside of your vbulletin directory.

Q: I have a problem. My page is located at root/cms and my forum at root/forum. It's isn't possible for me to locate the forum in a subfolder of /cms.
Is there any solution for this problem?

A:Yes there is a solution try this piece of code instead of the one that the instructions says to use:

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

Q: How would i do this if theres 2 different domains involved
A: If the two domains are on both the same server and the same domain account then call you need to do is chdir out of your current account folder (www/public_html/testsite/) to the other domain folder (www/public_html/site2/)

Screenshot:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...4&d=1118677511
(Thanks to C.Birch)


Acid Burn - Inferno Technologies Developer

[Pacman15]

Hello, I have a problem. I want to show 2 news(Threads) and then the next 5 headlines from the same forum. How can I do that so that the first 2 threads don't show up on the list?? Thank You.

[pewp]

anyone know how to get itemstats

http://forums.eqdkp.com/index.php?showtopic=7221

to work with this?

[Jack Jones]

Can anyone help with this prob ... ?

It's working I guess, but stalls. I have it implemented on a CMS page, that uses the same db, but with a different prefix. My cms uses pro_ and vBExternal wants vb_ obviously.

The result is the following being displayed where is should be displaying data:

an error occured when executing the following SQL functions:

select username,posts,userid from pro_vb_user order by joindate desc limit 0,5
Error: Table 'localspace.pro_vb_user' doesn't exist

Any advice greatly appreciated.

[marquisite]

Nice mod.

Will future lite versions of vBExternal include a feature to list the username that the person is currently logged into, or if not, the word 'Guest' ?

E.g. use $vbulletin->userinfo['username']

Previously I had a thing where it would say either 'Welcome, Guest | Register' or 'Welcome, {loggedinuser} | Logout'

[Shanj]

All I want [ ] is to display who's online - the names as links - so the last one on this mod's list of options.
But I want to put it in a side column box on vb itself.
I have Ultimate Side Columns installed, and its stuff is at the end of the navbar template. I then have a nice little interface in VB adminCP Options to edit the side menu boxes.

I put

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

into headinclude - wiith XXX as my vb dir

and put

<tr><td>
<?php
output_UsersOnline();
?>
</td></tr>

in my side column in its own row

My html all shows saying WHO'S ONLINE
but nothing shows under it where the code is

tried using gloabal start hook

Plugin Manager -> Add Plugin -> global_start
then put this code in the text:

require_once('./vBExternal.php');

anyone know how to make this work on all vb pages?
or is there another mod?

[kevinpowertv]

Is there a way to add attachments to this? I want to attach an image to a post and have it show up externally on my PHP website. Thanks!

[andy91287]

Is there any way to display CERTAIN posts from a forum (like adding a category/new post field)? This is probably a completely different thing all together. I maybe should ask somewhere instead of bothering you.

[devilsmania]

Hello there

i have a problem with Internet Explorer (6 and 7)

as you can see at http://www.devilsmania.com/ i am using 2 New Threads, 1 for english 1 for italian, the problem is that if i open the site with FIREFOX the 2 things are showing, BUT if i open it with IE (still used by most of people) only the first one is shown

how can i fix this problem on IE ? why doesnt he like 2 'output_NewestReplies'

[devilsmania]

Originally Posted by devilsmania

Hello there

i have a problem with Internet Explorer (6 and 7)

as you can see at http://www.devilsmania.com/ i am using 2 New Threads, 1 for english 1 for italian, the problem is that if i open the site with FIREFOX the 2 things are showing, BUT if i open it with IE (still used by most of people) only the first one is shown

how can i fix this problem on IE ? why doesnt he like 2 'output_NewestReplies'

ignore this fixed, following some infos :
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=164003

[Lombardo]

Do you need to have External v1.6 to use this?