putting PHP in style templates

[RossOliver]

Originally Posted by Andrew

'global_start' is a hook location where you can place PHP code that will be ran on every page - You can add a hook to it in the AdminCP under 'Plugin System > Add New Plugin'

I know I'm being really stupid - but I don't see a 'plugin system' option down the left column, or in the 'vBulletin options' section

I am looking in the right place, right...there should be a 'plugin system' bit on the left column which I click to expand more options and 'add new plugin' should be one of those options?

-Ross

[edit]

I just found this;

'From version 3.5, vBulletin has an extensive plugin system, allowing new features to be added and functionality to be changed by third-party add-ons, without modifying the core vBulletin code.'

I am using vBulletin 3.0.8, is there a similar option for me?

[beacher]

no only the 3.5.0 version has the plugin system.

[Andreas]

In vBulletin 3.0, you can use Template phpinclude_start (one of the 2 templates where you can use PHP) similar to Hook global_start.

[RossOliver]

ok, I think I'm almost there. In the phpinclude_start template I have this;

/*
// Example of how to include a seperate file:

ob_start();
include('yourheader.html');
$your_code = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

// Now place a reference to $your_code where you want the resulting HTML to be displayed.
// This will most likely be the header or footer template.
*/

<!-- recent wiki changes -->

ob_start(); 
include('./includes/wiki_recent_changes.php'); 
$script_output = ob_get_contents(); 
ob_end_clean();  

<!-- /recent wiki changes -->

The file wiki_recent_changes.php just echo's the html I want to display in the navbar template. The navbar template now has this;

<!-- wiki recent activity -->

<div style="float:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin-top:-20px;">

<span style="padding:5px;">
$script_output
</span>

. . . etc

Is this looking right?

Thanks again,

-Ross

Originally Posted by RossOliver

ok, I think I'm almost there. In the phpinclude_start template I have this;

/*
// Example of how to include a seperate file:

ob_start();
include('yourheader.html');
$your_code = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();

// Now place a reference to $your_code where you want the resulting HTML to be displayed.
// This will most likely be the header or footer template.
*/

<!-- recent wiki changes -->

ob_start(); 
include('./includes/wiki_recent_changes.php'); 
$script_output = ob_get_contents(); 
ob_end_clean();  

<!-- /recent wiki changes -->

The file wiki_recent_changes.php just echo's the html I want to display in the navbar template. The navbar template now has this;

<!-- wiki recent activity -->

<div style="float:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; margin-top:-20px;">

<span style="padding:5px;">
$script_output
</span>

. . . etc

Is this looking right?

Thanks again,

-Ross

[edit]

Nevermind, I just hard-coded it into global.php....