Universal Clean up Cron Job

THIS IS A MUST NEED FOR ALL USERS ON VB.ORG

This is a cron job to help users that have installed a few major hacks.

When a user installs a hack at times a user may wish to be deleted or is deleted by the administration. At times due to large sites the user may have orphaned files lying around from external hacks. This cron job will remove these lost files and attempt to clean up your site.

I at this time like to thank tnguy3n and Revan for starting this in the first place.


If you are a coder here on vB and released a hack previously or in the future please PM me with a method of clearing your hack for deleted users and it will be added to the Universal Clean up file.

As always please use at your own risk. I will try to gather as much data to make this file a proper installation.

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How to install this hack
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log into your admincp => Schedule Tasks => Schedule Task Manager, and Add New Scheduled Task
Title: Universal Clean Up Cronjob
Day of the Week: *
Day of the Month: *
Hour: 24
Minute: 0
Log Entries: Yes (or No)
Filename: ./includes/cron/cleanup.php
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March 25, 2005 (version 1 beta released)
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Files so far UCU does:
vbarticle
vbjournal
photopost

Files UCU is looking to work on next:
vbarcade
Vbarticals

Original Thread (talk about work here)

[paratek]

Where is it?

[Bryan Ex]

I presume this would only work if PhotoPost uses the same database as vB3?

[Creed]

Obviously we make a cron job for this, but there are no actual instructions...so I'm not sure what/when to use it.

[sabret00the]

not a bad idea

[tnguy3n]

To install this hack, log into your admincp => Schedule Tasks => Schedule Task Manager, and Add New Scheduled Task
Title: Universal Clean Up Cronjob
Day of the Week: *
Day of the Month: *
Hour: 24
Minute: 0
Log Entries: Yes (or No)
Filename: ./includes/cron/cleanup.php

[GenSec]

T3MEDIA,

Look here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=71657

[T3MEDIA]

GenSec-> Nice would you be intrested in working with us to do this with the cron job? That way there is no hacking involved.

Let me know.
Bryan Ex -> How do you have PP set up on your system?

Guy PLEASE send back results so we can update and make this flawless

[Bryan Ex]

Originally Posted by T3MEDIA

Bryan Ex -> How do you have PP set up on your system

I have vB3 in it's own database along with any hacks I've added but use a separate database specifically for PhotoPost. Both are on the same server with the same mySQL login. Basically what I need is a way to check users in database2 (PP) against the user list in database1 (vb) so some sort of database switch would be needed in the PP line in the cron. This would certainly go a long way at cleaning up my galleries as it's full of blank users names from former members that have since left.

[T3MEDIA]

Originally Posted by Bryan Ex

I have vB3 in it's own database along with any hacks I've added but use a separate database specifically for PhotoPost. Both are on the same server with the same mySQL login. Basically what I need is a way to check users in database2 (PP) against the user list in database1 (vb) so some sort of database switch would be needed in the PP line in the cron. This would certainly go a long way at cleaning up my galleries as it's full of blank users names from former members that have since left.

I dont think this will work. No it wont. Sorry for the long delay.

Any new updates or added code so users can clean their files with ease?

Thanks.