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.

[surfhog]

thanks boofo
i assume that you refering to the root/index.php file? if this is the case then it appears to me that its the same as the original code within your instructions? which is in place........

As you can see from the attachment, i hope.

[Boofo]

You need to remove that file. There is no posting of vb files here.

I will look into it. It should be working fine. For now, disable that query and take the code out for the referrer in the forumhome and see if everything works ok there. In the meantime, I will see what I can figure out with that one query for you.

[surfhog]

ops!!! removed i hope
okay I will do as you say and thanks again

[Boofo]

I am checking with someone on this now. You are not the first to report this happening although it runs fine for almost everyone else it seems. Strange.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by surfhog

ops!!! removed i hope
okay I will do as you say and thanks again

Yes, it's gone.

Don't forget the install button as there will be an update with more stats very soon and you don't want to miss the update.

[surfhog]

you are quite right and I will gladly do so, if and when it's working hehe lol

okay, I have done that and the errors appear to have gone

well maybe not? Because I get the stats block on forumhome and get nothing at the top of the forums namely: "Forum Quick Statistics" block

[Boofo]

The one for the forums is a totally different hack. You need to install that one, too, if you want it above the forums. This hack here is the "forumhone" stats hack.

[surfhog]

i see, i thought that was all part of the same hehe.which one would be then please.

thanks

what an idiot me i found it and already tried it once lol
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=61581&page=5&pp=15&highlight=Foru m+Quick+Stats

i best get some (-0-0-) getting them mixed up maybe....

[BarBeQue]

Boofo,

Great hack, love it...

I noticed that the time, when the update takes place doesn't update to show the new time
Look at the pic to see what i mean.
At 22:18 was the last update, i enter at 22:30, your hack notices it's over 10 mins later and updates (see the 21 queries). All fine but the last update date still shows the previous update time, not the new one.
Anyway to change that to the new updated time?

[Boofo]

As long as you didn't change these lines in the index.php:

PHP Code:

$updatetime = 10;
$statsupdate = '';

$getupdatetime = vbdate("$vboptions[timeformat] - F jS, Y", $statscache['lastupdate']);
$statsupdate = "<font color=green>Last updated at $getupdatetime</font>&nbsp;";

if ($statscache['lastupdate'] == 0 OR ($statscache['lastupdate'] + ($updatetime * 60)) < TIMENOW) 


it should be updating the time every 10 minutes.