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

[devilsmania]

this sounds great

[Hornstar]

hey could someone list the possibilities of using this, or provide a demo link of this in action, or a screen shot ^^ I think i know what i want to use this for, but just not certain. thanks.

[Inferno Tech]

It is all listed within the first post by be, for the information if you click the link back to the original then you can get the info from there

Acid Burn - Inferno Technologies Developer

[devilsmania]

like www.devilsmania.com it takes latest forum threads and some news(dedicated areas)
(still building/editing)

[Exzee]

Is there a way to also include the date of the post that's exported to the news page?

[FReeSTER]

Thank you, installed

[Hornstar]

Is it easy or fairly easy to get it to look good in the non vb page (like get it to match in with the colours etc.)

and how long away is the pro version, and what features will it have?

[MobileBros]

i have one questions

what happnes if i dont have a /forum and for example my forum are at mysite.com/ not mysite.com/forum and i would like to make my custom page have this info how would i edit my config?

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

[Inferno Tech]

<?php
require_once('vBExternal.php');
?>

that should do it for you.

Acid Burn - Inferno Technologies Developer

[FiRe_MaStER]

Thanks a lot working