Miscellaneous Hacks - T-VBhoroscopes Addon -daily updated content

This is a quick vb-horoscopes feature to add to your forum.
I just made this and tested it on my forum, working fine as shown demo below

Requirements:
php fopen on
ADDED : IF fopen is not ON on your webserver , download the second zip file called gethoroscopes.php and replace the one in your cron folder with this one that uses Curl instead of fopen.
Installation :
-Upload the files to their respective locations
-Install the product using the VBulletin product manager
Your done !

You can test your script directly by going to your scheduled task
and using "RUN NOW" you should see the script output and then you
can go check your page at http://urforum/dailyhoroscopes.php


License :
- Your are allowed to query our website using the cronjob once everyday
Leave on default installation and you will not be breaking any rule, or only change the HOUR and MINUTE of runtime.
- You can freely modify the template the way you wish, all you need is
to leave the $result reference where you want it for the script to function
I will also appreciate if you share us with your modified template !

- You are required to keep the copyright text in your template, however if
you prefer to remove it, you can only do that after contacting me and recieving permission to do so ( free of charge ofcourse )

DEMO
http://www.tchatting.com/forum/dailyhoroscopes.php
or choose a sign
http://www.tchatting.com/forum/daily...php?sign=aries

If you use this and wish to recieve support please click INSTALL

[nascimbeni]

I am new to php so I might do something wrong however when I try to run here is what I am getting ( I am running 3.6.5) :

cron_horoscopes


Fatal error: Call to undefined function curl_init() in C:\wamp\www\includes\cron\gethoroscopes.php on line 13


PS : I manually copied the gethoroscopes.php function in the cron directory - is that right ?

Paolo

http://my.lifeinitaly.com

[rjmjr69]

Is it just me or does this box pop up when you view this thread? And only this one



How is this even possible. I know I have no spyware or anything that would cause ONE thread on a particular forum show this

[lebanon]

nascimbeni, your php looks like installed without curl , have you tried checking by putting a php file lets say info.php , with <? phpinfo(); ?> inside it and run the script and check if you either have fopen On or Curl ( you need at least one of them to use one of the two versions provided)
rjmjr69 ,its surely only happening to you, maybe the spyware is triggered using some keyword listed here, else it would have been happening to all of us no ?

[nascimbeni]

[QUOTE=lebanon;1224969]nascimbeni, your php looks like installed without curl , have you tried checking by putting a php file lets say info.php , with <? phpinfo(); ?> inside it and run the script and check if you either have fopen On or Curl ( you need at least one of them to use one of the two versions provided)

Thanks lebanon for the fast answer. I just started working with php and to be honest I have no idea what the above means.
I will do some research and get back to you in a week or 2
( I downloaded a zip file with curl but I could not fine the way to install it )
Paolo

[lebanon]

nascimbeni, u cant install curl urself, here is what you should do
You should email your hoster and ask him if possible to either allow url_fopen to ON , or to recompile php with Curl , both are quite used and its rare to find a host the does not provide neither one of them.
Nothing hurts if you at least ask your hoster for now.

as for the above , its simple , open a notepad type this :
<? phpinfo(); ?>
close and save it to file called info.php
now upload that file to your website and open it using ur browser, then CTRL+F to find keywords : fopen ,and/or curl

[bazzup]

Installed works a dream thankyou

[GizmoPhreak]

Real nice mod..thanks a lot

[sinistergaming]

i just installed this and it works great thanks !!!!

Is There a vbcmps module for this ?

[The Geek]

Hey, kind of cool Im not using the main page (yet), just whipped up a hook to stick it in the members page. It selects which one to show based on their birthdate (if its there)

http://www.salongeek.com/members/the%2Bgeek.html

Thanks!

[sinistergaming]

hmm is that in the members profile page ?
that would be a killer thing to have under the birthdate