Vbulletin World Map System

Vbulletin World Map Plotting System
Show Your Guest/Members From All Over The World !!!

Summary:

The core of this system I developed approximately 3 years ago but was unable to practically distribute it on vborg due to the fact the GEOIP City Database was a very expensive software product; and it is needed to map IP Addresses to Global Lat/Lon Coordinates.

With the recent availability of a "Lite" version of the City Database I have decided to build from the ground up a new hack that utilizes it to display 2 map structures.

1. Plots Your Current Members/Guest Online available on the Whos Online Page.
2. Plots Your Registered Members last known Coordinates on the Member List Page.
3. Coordinates are calculated from IP Addresses stored in your Forums Database.

Features:

• Automatic & Accurate plotting of your Guest & Members on the WorldMap.
• WorldMap Page to view Both Maps, added to your navbar.
• Enable WOL, Member Plotting Independently
• Control Panel Options
• Specify Plotting Image Type, Size, Color
• Specify Opaque, Alpha Transparency
• Support for Payed Full Version of City Database
• Updates on Scheduled Task Interval
• Map is shown small and expands on Mouseover, then contracts back.

Instructions:

1. Download Zip File
2. Read INSTALL.TXT
3. Run the crontask manually the first time, so it will generate your images.
4. Click Install if you like it

Updates:
3/14/2006 - Forgot to uncomment keep-alive code.
3/12/2006 12:54pm -
1. Added a new Realistic World map
2. Configuration Editor partially remade, allows easier selection of Maps.
3/8/2006 11:35pm - Added a worldmap.php Page, for viewing both maps.
3/8/2006 9:52am - Fixed the jpeg output problem.

Note:

The GEOIP Binary Database can be located here:

http://www.maxmind.com/download/geoi...iteCity.dat.gz

[DementedMindz]

Originally Posted by xtremeoff-road

I have that same problem...were you able to fix it?

no i havent really looked into it to much im going to later today its more then likely the html code doing it

[DementedMindz]

ok i found my problem in template wmp_maps the very first line should read

$stylevar[htmldoctype]

its not in there i added that and bam it was all fixed Trigunflame maybe thats something that needs to be added

[dieselpowered]

Originally Posted by DementedMindz

ok i found my problem in template wmp_maps the very first line should read

$stylevar[htmldoctype]

its not in there i added that and bam it was all fixed Trigunflame maybe thats something that needs to be added

Well done, I added that and it fixed it as well

[DementedMindz]

thanks lol im picky about things like that it makes things look better i wont stop till i fix things...

[dieselpowered]

LOL ya I am like that too!

I am now trying to figure out why my links in my 2nd nav bar are not centered?

[DementedMindz]

the easiest way to do that is get the code and use dreamweaver

[Trigunflame]

Originally Posted by DementedMindz

ok i found my problem in template wmp_maps the very first line should read

$stylevar[htmldoctype]

its not in there i added that and bam it was all fixed Trigunflame maybe thats something that needs to be added

Ya I have it updated, im not gonna upload an update though until I make a few other changes, that way I dont have to do it 3-4 times.

[Gripemaster]

Installed on my test forum... had to rename the png's to jpg's, all seems to have install fine with the exception of the images are not showing up...just the box with an X and they even expand and contract but without images. What might I have missed or done wrong?

[ConqSoft]

You shouldn't have to rename any files.. Just choose the correct output type in the options...

[Gripemaster]

Originally Posted by ConqSoft

You shouldn't have to rename any files.. Just choose the correct output type in the options...

did that, both ways... everything seems to be ok with the exception of missing images.

One thing I am not 100% sure of...in the ACP Options, the path to the .dat file, it says "(your_forum/worldmap/geoip/GeoLiteCity.dat)

I have the path as: testvb/worldmap/geoip/GeoLiteCity.dat

Is that correct?