vBExternal v1.6

Alright, the people waiting for the quiz hack are gonna kill me for making this while i'm supposed to be developing v2.. heh.

Anyway, welcome to vBExternal, the answer to all your questions of "how can i get this to show on my website from my forum?"
vBExternal provides you the user with the availability to include several forms of information from your own forum, on your own website, with minimal work required!

UPDATE - 1.5:
This update provides more stability, the vBExternal file will only call 1 query for $vboptions and 1 query for the action, a maximum potential of 2 queries (some may execute 3 dependant on functionality used)

UPDATE - 1.6:
Several minor bugs fixed, 2 main one's were users online (repeating names) and emoticons (being red x's).
Also using vBExternal is completely different as to before (the download contains instructions on how to set up vBExternal the new way)

To update: Re-upload vBExternal.php

Features:

• Newest Members
  
  • Description: Outputs X members onto your website, ordered by newest first
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Change amount shown (default is 5)
    
• Top Posters
  
  • Description: Outputs X members onto your website, ordered by # of posts
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Change amount shown (default is 5)
    
• Newest Threads
  
  • Description: Outputs X threads onto your website, ordered by post date
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Choose all/1/several forums to pick from (default is all forums), Change Amount shown (default is 5)
    
• Newest Replies
  
  • Description: Outputs X threads onto your website, ordered by newest reply
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Choose all/1/several forums to pick from (default is all forums), Change Amount shown (default is 5)
    
• News
  
  • Description: Outputs X posts onto your website, from a specific forum, ordered by post date
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: Choose which forum news is pulled from, Change Amount shown (default is 5)
    
• Users Online
  
  • Description: Outputs all your users online on your forum, onto your webpage
    
  • Available Parameters/Options: N/A
    

Installation:
All you have to do is upload a few files, no running an installer, no file edits, no template additions/edits, nothing!!

Resources:
The system uses the default 1 vB queries onload, and then only ONE additional query (if action is successful)

Using vBExternal:
First of all, your site will have to be php, if your site is say .htm/.html, no worries, just rename the file type to .php, it will all be the same. Then read 'Usage Instructions' contained within the download to see how to set it up


Customizing HTML Output:
Go inside yourforumdir/vBExternal/
You'll find a few HTML files, these files are the template "structure" for each action, you can change the HTML to your own liking, however leave in the macro's --> {bla} (These are swapped with data called from your forum)

I think that's it really, really simple, really easy to use, so there ya go

PS: Feel free to send me any donations, my paypal is: webmaster@gzevolution.net

Enjoy,

- Zero Tolerance

[TYorke]

Check the other thread. Neil came up with a workaround for the QUOTE issue. As for the 'other forums' from Output_news, it definitely works. Post your copy of the PHP code for the block, see if I spot something out of place there.

[jags2ooo]

How would i make it so the users avatar shows up also

[skepticality]

My issue seems that when I try this my pages go all blank where I try it. I don't even get an error... :|

Is there something I am missing?

[captainron19]

OK I am using VB 3.6.5 and never been really any good with PHP I created a PHP file called test2.php and uploaded it to www.disneytrivia.net (Where I want the external data to appear)

My forums are located at www.disney-forums.com/forums

I uploaded the folder and VB External file to www.disney-forums.com/forums

I changed the top portion of the new php file (maybe where I went wrong) to

<?php
chdir('http://www.disney-forums.com/forums');
require_once('http://www.disney-forums.com/forums/vBExternal.php');
?>

when I go to the php file I reeive the following error..


Warning: chdir(): No such file or directory (errno 2) in /home/disneytr/public_html/test2.php on line 2

Warning: main(./includes/db_mysql.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/disney-f/public_html/forums/vBExternal.php on line 67

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './includes/db_mysql.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/disney-f/public_html/forums/vBExternal.php on line 67
################################################## # # Displaying Newest Members
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: output_newestmembers() in /home/disneytr/public_html/test2.php on line 10

[snaku]

This is awsome, I've been looking for something like this for a long time, then a friend of mine found this link
Is there any way to make pictures in the post appear on the website when you use the "Displaying News"? Somehow they don't seem to show, Youtube videos and smilies turn out just fine.

[snaku]

Okay forget my last post, that was a spupid setting.
But I have a question, vBExternal doesn't seem to work if it's not in the root directorie.
Is is possible to change this so that it's easy to organize it all?

[snaku]

Originally Posted by skepticality

My issue seems that when I try this my pages go all blank where I try it. I don't even get an error... :|

Is there something I am missing?

This is what happens to me when I don't put the file in the root directory. There should really be a way to fix this.

[Emma]

Is there a way to display online users like this:

Active Users: 226
33 members and 193 guests
Most users ever online was 1393, 11-30-2006 at 06:50 PM.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

[CP,]

Originally Posted by Emma

Is there a way to display online users like this:

Active Users: 226
33 members and 193 guests
Most users ever online was 1393, 11-30-2006 at 06:50 PM.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

yes i would like to know this also... posted on the other similar hack thread for 3.6.x here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...=147344&page=4

[Arrangements]

How can I get this to work on v 3.6.7 i read this whole thread and still no answer! I get this problem:
Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required './includes/db_mysql.php'

Obviously there is no file named db_mysql.php so it must be from an old version.

TYorke said that it works, well his post from a year ago so I doubt it still works.

Pm me if you find a solution or a another mod that can do the same thing but works with v3.6.7

Found solution: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=147344