Major Additions - VBGooglemap Member Edition

Version 3.0.1 is currently available

This is the tested port of my 3.5.x version h(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=99920)

You can now nominate hacks yourself for hacks of the month. There is a link on the right of hacks on top of the files.

Function
This will display the members of the Bulletin Board based on their lattitude and longitude coordinates on a googlemap.

Don't forget to hit install !!!!!!!
Please read the guide before asking for support !!!!!!!

Feel free to support this mod and make a paypal donation to admin@stonyarc.com

INSTALL

Detailed installation instructions and screenshots in the included pdf file.

Current Features



NOTE:
VBGooglemap 3.0.0 contains the vulnerability fix. Please upgrade immediately. Version 3.0.0. also contains all features from 2.5.X

As always you use modifications at your own risk.

VBGooglemap Member Edition 2.5.x brings you a lot of new features. It?s vital that you uninstall any previous version before upgrading/installing version 2.5.x.

Upgrading from version 2.5.0 is easier. Instruction are available in the guide.

As the uninstall function will not remove your googlemap data in the database but only the templates and files you can safely remove an older version. As a precaution you should always take a backup. This should be done on each major change you make to your bulletin board.

IF YOU ARE RUNNING VERSION 1.0.3, 2.0.X AND YOU CHANGED TEXT DIRECTLY IN THE TEMPLATES YOU NEED TO SAVE YOUR CHANGES AS VERSION 3.0.0. REQUIRES YOU TO UINSTALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS.

This has taken quite some work and still will take a lot more. Please give credit where credit is due. You cannot remove any notice without prior written permission.

Changes in this version

SEE FIRST POST FOR FULL ROADMAP AND HISTORY

Planned Features
- TBD

Volume warning

high volume of users may slow down the load. Currently a load counter is included.

Languages

Thanks to Wachtmeister there is a German translation available to you all. Feel free to use it.

The translation will be updated on each new version.

Special

- Read the attached PDF for more information. The pdf is also included in the zip file.
- You'll need a googlemap key for your domain. Get your own key for your domain view http://www.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html for more information.
A googlemap key is only valid for a specific domain. You'll need a specific google account to create one.
All is explained on the googlemap link indicated above.
- Set the file permissions on the marker.xml file to 777
- The googlemap script can handle non-registered users. They will only see the main map and won't be able to enter information. This is reserved for logged in users (detected automatically)
- usergroup permissions are available in the backend
- To change location just drag the map while holding the left mouse key or by using the zoom and key functions on the left
- First time loading of the map may take a few seconds longer because of Google API hosting



Special Xbox Live version
http://www.xboxlivenation.com/community/gamermap.php

Credits

This has taken quite some work and still will take a lot more. Please give credit where credit is due. You cannot remove any notice without prior written permission. Instructions are included in the pdf file.
Special credits to Google, Pyg for the javascript tips.


FAQ

The FAQ is included in the pdf file.

INSTALL



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(c) 2007 Stonyarc

[MediaHound]

Originally Posted by GeekDrew

I just installed this a couple of days ago, and the first couple of users that tried to use it (other admins of mine, as I like to do extensive testing) managed to break the pins, because of the XML validation error that others have referenced as "running the XML file".

The cause of the problem is that the pimage link isn't being parsed safely for XML.

Here's a fix that I think will work (at least it works for me -- I do NOT guarantee this, if it causes spontaneous combustion, fire, death, etc., I'm not to blame):

*** I JUST SAID THAT I DO NOT GUARANTEE THIS WILL WORK. I DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY. YOU MUST BACK UP YOUR DATABASE AND ALL OF THE FILES RELATED TO THIS MODIFICATION, SO THAT YOU CAN RESTORE THEM IF NECESSARY. ***

In /forums/includes/cron/vbgooglemapme_cron.php:

Find:


Immediately ABOVE the text I have quoted, place the following text:



In the same file, find this:



Immediately BELOW the text that I have quoted, place this:



That should render all entities in the 'pimage' field safe for XML, so it will validate. However, that script is only called when the CRON job is executed... when someone edits their entry online, a different copy of that same script is called (which is really bad form, in my opinion, but hey, I didn't develop this...). That second copy is located at /forums/includes/functions_vbgooglemapme.php. You need to make the exact same changes in that file as I have mentioned above.

Now... I am not claiming that this will solve everyone's issues. It more than likely will not. It will, however, fix problems with 'pimage' being the reason that the XML won't validate. I think that this will probably fix the problems that quite a few of you are happening.

Really old post of yours GeekDrew but the .txt file on your server is long gone. I need to apply this patch again and if you still have that (or anyone else reading), please let me know.

Also there are other fields that are in need of validation.
Has anyone gotten a bulletproof solution here yet?

[Diablotic]

Any news on 4.0 version?

[mierzwin]

ckgreenman, will the official version support upgrade from your one ? is it worth installing yours or just wait for official release ? i dont want my members to re-enter their location multiple times etc

thanks

[kylek]

Originally Posted by zelnik

Hi,

did you get anywhere with this as i really would like to install it but have vmoods installed

I removed vmoods and replaced it with the newer dbtechs facebook status as they have included mood images in it, and with a bit of work you can run the same images that you use in vmoods.

This allows the markers to display properly using ckgreenman's version.

[ckgreenman]

Originally Posted by mierzwin

ckgreenman, will the official version support upgrade from your one ? is it worth installing yours or just wait for official release ? i dont want my members to re-enter their location multiple times etc

thanks

Sorry for the late response. From what I know (admitedly not much) about StonyArc's vb4 version there will be no upgrade patch from ANY version. that being said, the only real thing that needs to be saved is your xml file. As long as you have that all your marker data is safe.


If you DO decide to install my version, then all you will need to do is save your marker file, uninstall the product, and install the new version. I imagine that StonyArc would provide some means to import the data from the marker file.

Hope this helps

[Amiga Harrison]

I've just installed the vB4 version and it seems to be working perfect. Great work on the update for this.

When first installed I also could not get the markers to appear, but to fix this all I had to do was edit my own entry [Your Entry] and click Update the information (without actually editing anything) and the markers all appeared, so it seems re-saving the data fixed it.

[SuperGLS]

I followed the instructions ckgreenman laid out and when I click on the link for it I get this error.



Any ideas? I'm sure my API key is right, although I was updating from version 2.5.2 not 3.0.1 of this mod. If I go get a new API key, which one should I get? Will that mess up my marker data?

Thanks in advance!

[HondaATC]

What are my options if my markers.xml file is blank, but they are still stored in the database?

[HondaATC]

Fixed it. Apparently just adding one new marker re-freshes the markers.xml with the information from the database!

[SuperGLS]

Any ideas on my error I'm getting above? Everything else seems to be working, but it's annoying to get a pop up error every time.

Happens in Firefox and Safari (and the other browsers too I'd imagine).