vBPurchase 1.0c.fl1

FULL RELEASE!

**ATTN**
USE THE FIX LIST ---> AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE COMPLETED EACH STEP BEFORE INSTALLING. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY INSTALLED, JUST MAKE SURE YOU DO THEM SOON.

For those of you with other versions installed please upgrade using the upgrade_OLDVERSION_NEWVERSION.txt and everything will workfine.

READ ALL OF THIS BEFORE POSTING AND BEFORE DOWNLOADING:
This is not a beta anymore, but it is for capable, expirienced users only. This can be used as a final product, but it is not meant to be a final product. Users will proabably want to add some features for their own forum to meet their unique needs.

Overview:
This is a purchase/member area hack for vBulletin that is integrated with paypal. It comes with no warrantee, no installer, and limited support. It has been tested on all 3.0.x versions and is working (for the most part).

Bugs:
- I did not include admincp phrases
- There are problems when usernames contain '

Suggestions:
- Custom order fields

Notices:
- There is no support extension, but this hack does automatically add users to a new usergroup if you want it to, and therefore you can have a support forum for your users who have actually purchased items.

Originally Posted by shah

For those that keep asking this, this is a store hack which is strikingly similar to the ones found at vbadvanced.com, vbcore.com, cinvin.com, go to their products.php page and you will see.

It let's you add licenses/services/products and lets you sell each. You set the price and description from the admin, and it automatically appears in the purchase.php page, from their the user has the option to buy the product and once he/she has paid the price, they will be redirected to the page where they can download the file/license that they have purchased. Hope this descritption helps a little.

Like he has mentioned, you need to know what your doing and you are required to have a paypal account to install this hack, if you don't have paypal, then you pretty much can't use it I guess, not sure.

Thanks shah

[Virtuosofriend]

Nice hack Ronin

[Ron1n]

Originally Posted by Virtuosofriend

Nice hack Ronin

thanks m8

[Ron1n]

Originally Posted by PixelFx

Question: If I change purchase.php to products.php will it effect the script at all?

You need to change *purchase.php* in every template to *products.php* and you need to change the same thing in the products.php page, order.php page, and purchaseadmin.php page if there are any instances of it in those pages. * = ANYTHING, it does not mean a literal *.

Originally Posted by PixelFx

Suggestions: ? Does this hack allow you to select a file from location on your server? since the attachment system on php is max 2 megs? and if so are there any restrictions to file size.

I would change this so that it will allow you to link to a file. However, it wouldnt be secure. Anyone could just share the link. The way vBulletin actually does theres is each user has a unique link plus you have a directory you must log into in order to download. I dont plan to do something like that for this hack because it is just too in depth. I might make it so you can read in a file located on the server and put it into the database, but I might just make it so you have to link. Reading a file into the database would make it more secure, but it would also have some drawbacks if you had some files larger than 12 megs.

Edit: On a second thought, I might just create temporary files on the server so that the link will work for -- say -- 15 minutes, and after that the files will be deleted. That would have a lot of bugs though.

Here are the options, tell me which you would like to see:

- just link to a file (not secure)
- link to a file and read it in (secure, but wastes MYSQL space)
- you link to a file, and when a user downloads the script it creates a temporary file (many probable bugs depending on the user + server)

[Madmax4321]

Originally Posted by Ron1n

Find:

$form .= '<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Checkout">';

Place below:

$form .= '<input type="hidden" name="notify_url" 
value="http://www.domain.ext/dir/purchase.php?do=ipn">'

That will get it working with multiple IPN, so you can now remove whatever you had on your paypal account. I didn't notice this before, it was a good catch. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

I think I will just build this into the next script, it makes it seem so much easier.

will adding this allow it to be used alongside paypal donations ??

[Ron1n]

Originally Posted by Madmax4321

will adding this allow it to be used alongside paypal donations ??

i'm not sure what you mean by 'alongside paypal donations'... but it shouldnt interfere with any other scripts you have set up

[Madmax4321]

sorry i meant cloudrunners paypal donation hack can they work together with 1 ipn set at paypal ??

[Ron1n]

Originally Posted by Madmax4321

sorry i meant cloudrunners paypal donation hack can they work together with 1 ipn set at paypal ??

here you dont have to set any IPN at paypal

[PixelFx]

Originally Posted by Ron1n

You need to change *purchase.php* in every template to *products.php* and you need to change the same thing in the products.php page, order.php page, and purchaseadmin.php page if there are any instances of it in those pages. * = ANYTHING, it does not mean a literal *.

I would change this so that it will allow you to link to a file. However, it wouldnt be secure. Anyone could just share the link. The way vBulletin actually does theres is each user has a unique link plus you have a directory you must log into in order to download. I dont plan to do something like that for this hack because it is just too in depth. I might make it so you can read in a file located on the server and put it into the database, but I might just make it so you have to link. Reading a file into the database would make it more secure, but it would also have some drawbacks if you had some files larger than 12 megs.

Edit: On a second thought, I might just create temporary files on the server so that the link will work for -- say -- 15 minutes, and after that the files will be deleted. That would have a lot of bugs though.

Here are the options, tell me which you would like to see:

- just link to a file (not secure)
- link to a file and read it in (secure, but wastes MYSQL space)
- you link to a file, and when a user downloads the script it creates a temporary file (many probable bugs depending on the user + server)

I was just thinking, as far as attachment system goes, just to split up download into pieces with winrare or something .. does your system allow for multiple attachments with say one product in this case? just an idea .. (thinking outloud)

[PixelFx]

Originally Posted by Madmax4321

sorry i meant cloudrunners paypal donation hack can they work together with 1 ipn set at paypal ??

from what paypal said to me this system makes it possible to bypass and yet still use the ipn system on your paypal account. its just the url is controled in the script rather than punching it into the url location on paypal.

Its accually a much better way and still secure

[Madmax4321]

cheers guys that makes life a lot easier