Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Private Messages & Email Log

Port of vb.3.8 version

Features:

1. Log all PM and Emails, sent via forum forms.
2. Keep logs in separate table with automatic rotation of old records.
3. Add new menu items in topics and profiles for fast access.
4. Have nice dynamic menus in search results for cross-searches
5. Managed access for administrators (except superadmins)

How to install

1. Upload files to your server
2. Import product xml
3. Go to ACP
4. Select required settings in ?Vbulletin options → Private Message Log?
5. Set access ?Can view PM logs? to necessary members in ?Usergroups → Administator Permissions?. Super administrators can be skipped.

Notes:

This mod uses full scan for text searches, that can affect SQL-server load at really big boards. Fulltext indexes are not used intentionally, because whose can't produce sharp results and not compatible with innodb. I suppose, that if you really need this mod, you know exactly, what are you doing and what are you going to search. In my practice, ONLY exact matches were useful.

One of tradeoff to reduce SQL-server load ? make log size shorter (1-2 months instead of 6). When vB 4.0 provides refactored search framework, search method can be rewritten.

If you install this mod on your server, i recommend to clarify forum rules, and add text, that your project doesn't provide the ways of confidential communication ? only public and non public.

This mod is developped here http://github.com/rcdesign/vb-pm_log . Patches are welcome.

history

3.1
- fixed specialchars in SQL search request. Thanks to mplode

3.0
- refactoring + some fixes
- separate fields for nick & text in search form

2.5
- ported to vb4
...

2.2
- Redesigned database to improve search/paging in some cases
- Should fix conflicts with other mods, that where reported in this threads
- Sources repo is now @ github

... (not public)

1.9
- Ups... another broken link (from message list to user profiles)
- Fixed access for non superadmins, who had "Read PM Log" privilegies.

1.8
- fixed broken link in ACP popup menu
- workaround to show smiles and bbcodes

1.7
- fixed some sql-error

1.6
- first public release

[ppatil007]

Originally Posted by Vitaly

I think, you have not uploaded file from new mod version. Current file has only 248 strings, and can't generate such error.

I have downloaded "vb-pm_log-2.5.zip (12.0 KB, 148 downloads)"

and tried doing the entire process 4 times i still get same issue

when i do search with user name nothing happens and when i do it for text i get

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/rcd_pm_log.php on line 312

i think i have used the current version , probably sothing wrong with your code or you may have put the wrong file by mistake

[baggo]

I experienced the same error when searching for a blank entry in the text option. However, after sending a test PM and searching again the error stops and the PM show up. I'm assuming the mod only records PM's made AFTER the install? Seems to be working fine for me if so.

[Vitaly]

ppatil007: Have you given permission for admin to read PMs, as described in installation steps?

baggo: Yes, it logs pms, sent after installation. In separate table. That guarantees, that logs are intact even if members clear their mailboxes. I had no chance to test it with completely clear log. Will check it later, since bug is not critical. Thank you for report.

[sapphiremagus]

Working for me - the error is likely that no one had sent PMs after the install, heh. Once PMs started to be sent, it worked fine. Marking installed, thanks

[pportuese]

Just installed this, copied all the files over and installed with the xbl plugin. I get this on a text search:
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/rcd_pm_log.php on line 312

And on a user search nothing shows up. Like none of my users have private messages. I know I do and I tried it, still nothing.

I also don't understand the last step. I can't find where you give people permission to see the log pm's.

BTW I have 4.0.5 if that matters.

EDIT: I found the set access part and it only says yes or no for Admins. I set myself to yes and when I search still nothing shows up.

[sapphiremagus]

Originally Posted by pportuese

Just installed this, copied all the files over and installed with the xbl plugin. I get this on a text search:
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/admincp/rcd_pm_log.php on line 312

And on a user search nothing shows up. Like none of my users have private messages. I know I do and I tried it, still nothing.

I also don't understand the last step. I can't find where you give people permission to see the log pm's.

BTW I have 4.0.5 if that matters.


EDIT: I found the set access part and it only says yes or no for Admins. I set myself to yes and when I search still nothing shows up.

This looks similar to the issues I was having. The problem is that the log doesn't work retroactively - only PMs sent after the install are logged. Once my users started PMing the error went away and there were logs to go through.

The error itself gives a clue - foreach is a loop. It's trying to loop through all the logs but isn't finding any (and probably is getting a null reference, hence the error instead of dying gracefully).

[pportuese]

Originally Posted by sapphiremagus

This looks similar to the issues I was having. The problem is that the log doesn't work retroactively - only PMs sent after the install are logged.

That explains a lot right there. Is there anyway to make it go back and get the rest of the PM's?

And can you only see these if they are in the users inbox? I don't want to save lots of copies of PM's and waste diskspace that could be used elsewhere.
Thanks!!!

[Matt51723]

No problems with errors on my site, however I've added permission for myself to use this feature in admin permissions , but when i go to PM Logs, nothing shows up.

[scottct1]

I just installed it but do not see Private Message Log under settings > Options...

On vBulletin 4.07.

PM log however is shown under users.

[Vitaly]

Hm... no ideas, really. I'll publish refactored code in 1-2 weeks. Let's wait a bit