vB3 Forumhome Stats Cache Serialize hack v2.2

vB3 Forumhome Stats Cache Serialize hack
Version 2.2
(By Boofo)

What does this hack do?
This hack will add some forum statistics to your forumhome that will be cached (to reduce the query load) for a certain amount of time that can be set to whatever you want. This covers most of the stats any forum Admin would use on his site.

Note: This is the setting for the time interval (in minutes) that you want the cache to be updated on. The default value is 10 minutes. The following code is in the index.php part of this hack.

$updatetime = 10;

Once you install the Admin CP setting (at the end of this file), you will be able to update this from the Admin CP vBulletin Options settings.

Credits:
I want to thank Tigga for the original Forumhome Statistics Cache hack for vB2, partly on what this hack is based. I also want to thank EvilLS1 for his time and patience in helping put this hack together. Another thank you goes out to Mike Gaidin for testing this thoroughly while I was putting together this install file. And, finally, thank you goes out to NTLDR, for helping me track down a very stupid mistake on my part which I had overlooked.

Version 2.0 credits go out to g-force2k2 for getting me started on the datastore version of this hack and guiding me through some of the rough parts in the beginning. And also to KirbyDE for answering all of my dummy questions while writing this version and verifying the code when I figured out all of my mistakes. This is my first attempt at using the datastore function but it seems to work better and be easier to code than the older way of doing things.

Version Information:
Version 1.0 --Initial release
Version 2.0 --Completely rewritten using the datastore function for vB3. It now uses "serialize" to store the data and "unserialize" to retrieve the data. There is also now 1 less query when reading from the cache.
Version 2.1 --Combined the "new threads since last visit" and "new posts since last visit" queries into 1 query, thus eliminating another query on cache hits. Thanks goes out to g_force2k2 for this one. Also added Admin CP setting code so you can change the time interval between cache updates via the Forum Display Option setting in the vBulletin Option in the Admin CP. That code to add is at the end of this file.
Version 2.2 --Added "Top Reputation" statistic (requested by rinkrat ) and totally re-did the template. It looks cleaner now.

New Installation:
Do all of the steps in this file.

To Update Version 1.0 to Version 2.0:
To update this hack you will need to do everything in this file over again except the second query (Query #2). After you have this hack up and running again and you have made sure it is running to your satisfaction, you can drop the statscache table (from version one of this hack) completely. It is no longer needed.

To Update Version 2.0 to Version 2.1:
You will need to re-add the code for the index.php and go to the end of this file and add the setting for the Admin CP.

To Update Version 2.1 to Version 2.2:
You will need to re-add the code for the index.php and replace the code for the forumhome template.

Installation overview:
Queries to run: (2)
Files to edit: (2)
--index.php
--member.php
Templates to edit: (1)
--forumhome
Settings to add: (1)
--forumhomecachetime

vB3 Arcade hack stats addon:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=262

The first attachment shows the Guest loggedin and the second attachment show the Registered Member and above loggedin.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Very cool hack, Boofo.

Thank you, my friend. Coming from you, that means alot to me. After all, I learned alot of coding from you and your hacks.

I just had to re-upload the file because I uploaded the wrong one earlier. It was missing some stuff. Oops!

[apokphp]

Anyway to exclude members from stats?

Also, it's not working on my site. It's vb3 Gold...no modification to the forumhome template other than yours. Why is it screwy like dat?

[Boofo]

I'm not sure what you mean.

[Mijae]

Ha! I knew I had to add some phrases! Wow, I actually saw something wrong :P I have no php knowlegde, so its a big thing for me :P

Everything seems right now, except that the % shows up as 0% for everything.

Also,

PHP Code:

$statscache = unserialize($datastore['statscache']); 


Do I have to add that to my phpinclude_start if I only use these stats on forumhome?

Edit: also, not sure if its just me or not, but I can't logout now, everytime I click logout and get back to forum index, I am logged in.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by apokphp

Anyway to exclude members from stats?

Also, it's not working on my site. It's vb3 Gold...no modification to the forumhome template other than yours. Why is it screwy like dat?

Clear your cache and re-download the file from the first post. I uploaded the wrong one earlier. Sorry about that.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Mijae

Ha! I knew I had to add some phrases! Wow, I actually saw something wrong :P I have no php knowlegde, so its a big thing for me :P

Everything seems right now, except that the % shows up as 0% for everything.

Also,

PHP Code:

$statscache = unserialize($datastore['statscache']); 


Do I have to add that to my phpinclude_start if I only use these stats on forumhome?

Edit: also, not sure if its just me or not, but I can't logout now, everytime I click logout and get back to forum index, I am logged in.

No, you do not add that for the foumhome. That is only if you want the stats to show up on another page and not have to run any queries. An added bonus, I guess you could say.

The logging out has nothing to do with this hack. Try clearing your cookies and see if that fixes your logging out problem.

Is everything running right or do we need to fix something else?

[Mijae]

Originally Posted by Boofo

No, you do not add that for the foumhome. That is only if you want the stats to show up on another page and not have to run any queries. An added bonus, I guess you could say.

The logging out has nothing to do with this hack. Try clearing your cookies and see if that fixes your logging out problem.

Is everything running right or do we need to fix something else?

Everything is working fine, except percentages show up as 0%.

My top poster has ~1600 posts and it says 1600 = 0%.

[Boofo]

Did you set the updatetime to 0 and run it a few times? Try that and let me know. We WILL get it working for you.

[Boofo]

Ok, I found the problem. I'm a dolt!

Last time, I swear. Re-download the file from the first post (clear your cache first) and re-do the code for the index.php. The percents should show now.

[Mijae]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Did you set the updatetime to 0 and run it a few times? Try that and let me know. We WILL get it working for you.

Yep, I set it to 0 and tried a few times to see if it fixed, but nope :P

I also updated counters and stuff like that, didn't help.