vBExternal v1.6

Alright, the people waiting for the quiz hack are gonna kill me for making this while i'm supposed to be developing v2.. heh.

Anyway, welcome to vBExternal, the answer to all your questions of "how can i get this to show on my website from my forum?"
vBExternal provides you the user with the availability to include several forms of information from your own forum, on your own website, with minimal work required!

UPDATE - 1.5:
This update provides more stability, the vBExternal file will only call 1 query for $vboptions and 1 query for the action, a maximum potential of 2 queries (some may execute 3 dependant on functionality used)

UPDATE - 1.6:
Several minor bugs fixed, 2 main one's were users online (repeating names) and emoticons (being red x's).
Also using vBExternal is completely different as to before (the download contains instructions on how to set up vBExternal the new way)

To update: Re-upload vBExternal.php

Features:

• Newest Members
  
  • Description: Outputs X members onto your website, ordered by newest first
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Change amount shown (default is 5)
    
• Top Posters
  
  • Description: Outputs X members onto your website, ordered by # of posts
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Change amount shown (default is 5)
    
• Newest Threads
  
  • Description: Outputs X threads onto your website, ordered by post date
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Choose all/1/several forums to pick from (default is all forums), Change Amount shown (default is 5)
    
• Newest Replies
  
  • Description: Outputs X threads onto your website, ordered by newest reply
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Choose all/1/several forums to pick from (default is all forums), Change Amount shown (default is 5)
    
• News
  
  • Description: Outputs X posts onto your website, from a specific forum, ordered by post date
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Choose which forum news is pulled from, Change Amount shown (default is 5)
    
• Users Online
  
  • Description: Outputs all your users online on your forum, onto your webpage
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: N/A
    

Installation:
All you have to do is upload a few files, no running an installer, no file edits, no template additions/edits, nothing!!

Resources:
The system uses the default 1 vB queries onload, and then only ONE additional query (if action is successful)

Using vBExternal:
First of all, your site will have to be php, if your site is say .htm/.html, no worries, just rename the file type to .php, it will all be the same. Then read 'Usage Instructions' contained within the download to see how to set it up


Customizing HTML Output:
Go inside yourforumdir/vBExternal/
You'll find a few HTML files, these files are the template "structure" for each action, you can change the HTML to your own liking, however leave in the macro's --> {bla} (These are swapped with data called from your forum)

I think that's it really, really simple, really easy to use, so there ya go

PS: Feel free to send me any donations, my paypal is: webmaster@gzevolution.net

Enjoy,

- Zero Tolerance

[brendonm]

I have been looking into getting this to work with Mambo. I currently have my vBulletin and Mambo in separate databases though so think I may have to merge them. Mambo has got some php bots and I think this'd be the way to do it.

I am currently using vBExternal to show new members and members online in my bridged Coppermine gallery install at www.skylinesdownunder.com/gallery/

[TYorke]

Originally Posted by dethfire

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /htdocs/www/vBExternal.php on line 235

I have the same error (except on line 433) can any please help?

[solokron]

I noticed if a thread title is long it really stretches out this fieldset. Is it possible to set a length set to truncate?

[Peace_Hope]

This is amazing!! Thanks a ton

[bhxtyrant]

Originally Posted by jugo

Yes there is a 3.5 version. Check this out:

http://www.freaks-network.com

All the Latest Posts and the News that are powered by the forums are posted on that front page using vBExternal.php.

I made some modifications to the templates to achieve the custom look, but that's basically it... A way to get you content published in a non-vb Page.

Hey man,Just wondering i've been looking for where to download the 3.5.0 version of this mod.Can someone link me as i can't seem to find it?Thanks

[solokron]

It's been hosed in 3.5 since gold.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=83005

Originally Posted by bhxtyrant

Hey man,Just wondering i've been looking for where to download the 3.5.0 version of this mod.Can someone link me as i can't seem to find it?Thanks

[ReadOrDie]

what does it do? i read features, but what does this do?

[gamesxposed]

Is there any known way of getting it to show images on the external page? I tried enabling HTML posting for admins and putting the images in via HTML, but they still don't show.

If I don't get an answer I will work it out later on and post it.

[nhnutrition]

can u help, I keep getting this error
Warning: main(./includes/db_mysql.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/nhnutr2/public_html/forums/vBExternal.php on line 67

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './includes/db_mysql.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/nhnutr2/public_html/forums/vBExternal.php on line 67

Thanks

[atosoup]

Originally Posted by nhnutrition

can u help, I keep getting this error
Warning: main(./includes/db_mysql.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/nhnutr2/public_html/forums/vBExternal.php on line 67

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './includes/db_mysql.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/nhnutr2/public_html/forums/vBExternal.php on line 67

Thanks

I get the same error.. I have tried evry path and absolute possible all give same error.. Please please help Im desprate to use thiis