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 surfhog

lol lol

I have a different error now boofo, would you have any ideas please? seem like 1 error is solved then i get another........ lol

At least this time I did see the template, before i got the error lol

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.0:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT profileviews,username,userid
FROM vb3_user
ORDER BY profileviews
DESC LIMIT 1

mysql error: Unknown column 'profileviews' in 'field list'

mysql error number: 1054

You need to run Query #2 for the profileviews, just not the datastore one.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by BarBeQue

[high]* BarBeQue gives up.... how can he convince boofo that adding posts with threads is doublecounting......
[/high]

I counted each post on my board damnit and you do NOT add the threads to it cause threadposts are already included in the postcount

Make a new thread and you'll notice your postcount go up by 1.

You're wrong on that. Posts are replies and threads are threads. You better read the code a little more before you start spouting off.

You count it however you want to. I do it the way vbulletin does it. As long as it works for you the way you want it to now, what's the big deal?

[surfhog]

I realized that I didnt do that

so i did that and get this error when I run the query:

#1146 - Table '*********_******.user' doesn't exist

sorry to keep asking boofo

[Boofo]

Don't worry. we'll get you going.

Ok, run the following query in the Admin CP >Import and Maintenance > Execute SQL Query (unless you are using phpmyadmin):

[sql]ALTER TABLE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user ADD profileviews int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0'[/sql]

and let me know if that runs allright.

[surfhog]

yes boofo I use phpadmin for queries, so would i run the same or would it be different script please. omg it's late here 01:40, I must be keen or just nutz lol

nope I tried the query and no it did not work same error

boofo are you on chat or would you have a spare moment to browse what i have done?

[Boofo]

Do you have a table prefix?

[surfhog]

yes Sir, I sure do..........

vb3_

[Boofo]

Then use this query.

[sql]ALTER TABLE vb3_user ADD profileviews int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0'[/sql]

[surfhog]

thanks boofo - okay the query executed.

but I still have error:

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.0:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT COUNT(*) AS referrals, user.username, user.userid
FROM vb3_user AS users
LEFT JOIN vb3_user ON (users.referrerid = user.userid)
WHERE users.referrerid <> 0
GROUP BY users.referrerid
ORDER BY referrals DESC
LIMIT 1

mysql error: Unknown table 'user' in field list

mysql error number: 1109

[Boofo]

Ok, you NEED to have that code like I have it here:

PHP Code:

    // <!-- TOP REFERRER -->
    $ref = $DB_site->query_first("
        SELECT COUNT(*) AS referrals, user.username, user.userid
        FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user AS users
        LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user ON (users.referrerid = user.userid)
        WHERE users.referrerid <> 0
        GROUP BY users.referrerid
        ORDER BY referrals DESC
        LIMIT 1
    "); 


Don't replace the TABLE_PREFIX with yours. Put this code in the file in place of the one you changed.