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

[ReadOrDie]

Originally Posted by DementedMindz

easiest thing would be to uninstall this... we have told you how to do it... its not like its that hard ... drag and drop its very simple really... Conqsoft i dont think he would know that he more then likely dont have root access server level... esp if he dont know how to drag and drop...

I dragged and dropped and I get a file with 0 bytes.

[Morrighan256]

Almost scared to ask the stupid question, but...I can't find the styles navbar template to save my life. Promise I'll be good to go after I find it. :ermm: :ermm:

Edited to add: running 3.5.4. Are these named something different? Looked while I was waiting and I don't see a whosonline template or a styles memberlist template. Yes, I am just barely competent enough to run my own forum.

[DementedMindz]

you just need to add that to the navbar ... its in your Styles & Templates then Style Manager then after that go to edit templates in the drop down and search for Navigation / Breadcrumb Templates its in there

[Morrighan256]

Ah, thanks! I'm so used to having to actually find files and go into them, then upload through my FTP. *kisses vBulletin*

[DementedMindz]

no problem lol i take it your coming from php or phpbb

[Morrighan256]

Yes, for my sins. I've got it working now, and this is fantastic. :banana:

[GoNz00]

/uninstalled, not accurate at all.. sorry all members on my site complained about the pointlessness of it, cant view any detail or anything, sorry, not for me and my members

[MorrisMcD]

Originally Posted by GoNz00

/uninstalled, not accurate at all.. sorry all members on my site complained about the pointlessness of it, cant view any detail or anything, sorry, not for me and my members

Not accurate at all??? Sounds like you have the permissions set wrong

[ConqSoft]

It's actually very accurate, even with the free version of the IP location database. As for detail, it's not meant to show a lot of detail for each member. If you want that there's a Google Map hack or www.frappr.com.

This is to show your member spread over the world.

[phill2003]

Awesome thanks