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.

[BarBeQue]

I installed the admincp thing so i got this for code:

PHP Code:

$updatetime = $vboptions['forumhomecachetime'];
$statsupdate = '';

$getupdatetime = vbdate("$vboptions[timeformat] - F jS, Y", $statscache['lastupdate']);
$statsupdate = "Last updated at $getupdatetime"; 


And in admincp i set the time to 10

The stats do update but the time shows the previous time when the update queries run. As soon as i press refresh and the cache gets read then it does show the new time

[Boofo]

That's the way it is supposed to work.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by surfhog

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

Ok, here is your fix.

Replace the top referrer code in the index.php with this:

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 AS user ON (users.referrerid = user.userid)
        WHERE users.referrerid <> 0
        AND users.referrerid NOT IN (1)
        GROUP BY users.referrerid
        ORDER BY referrals
        DESC LIMIT 1
    "); 


Thanks to NTLDR for fiinding my mistake.

[BarBeQue]

Ok, i fixed my prob myself.

I removed the

PHP Code:

$statsupdate = "<font color=green>Last updated at $getupdatetime</font>&nbsp;"; 


from the orig place

Then AFTER the update stats "if" statement ended and the stats update time was added to the cache i added this:

PHP Code:

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


Now it updates the queries AND the last update time at the same moment, when all the queries run.
See screenshot

yay!

[Boofo]

That's the way I have it on my site. I just never chnaged it in the file on here. Oops!

[BarBeQue]

lol

glad it's fixed

Great hack!

[Boofo]

You had doubts?

[surfhog]

thanks boofo

finally this appears to work now without any errors

I will post on the other threa ref forum quick stats, which i still have error

Originally Posted by Boofo

Ok, here is your fix.

Replace the top referrer code in the index.php with this:

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 AS user ON (users.referrerid = user.userid)
        WHERE users.referrerid <> 0
        AND users.referrerid NOT IN (1)
        GROUP BY users.referrerid
        ORDER BY referrals
        DESC LIMIT 1
    "); 


Thanks to NTLDR for fiinding my mistake.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by surfhog

thanks boofo

finally this appears to work now without any errors

I will post on the other threa ref forum quick stats, which i still have error

See? Now aren't you glad I didn't let you give up (in the pm)?

Don't forget the install button, my friend.

[surfhog]

yes, yes and yes lol *hit install button*=yes

Thank you so much for your brilliant support