Administrative and Maintenance Tools - 'Check Version' for all hacks

Description:
With this hack you can easily check all installed products for updates, it show it directly in the product manager and with one click it checks all hacks for updates.
The information is updated every night per cron job and when you want it can inform you with an admin message or an email, you can also de/activate the notification for each hack individually.

This version should work with vBulletin:
3.6.X
3.7.X
3.8.X approved
4.X.X approved

Thanks go to Andreas for his improvements and ideas.

The screenshots are from a german vbulletin.

German Version: http://www.vbulletin-germany.org/showthread.php?t=121


Translations:
Arabic: pvc_alra7ba (AR).xml


FAQ:
Why it doesn't check the newest version on each load?
Because it would take to long until the page would load. And I'm to lazy to make an async check (Too much to change ...).

It shows an error with the hack X. Can you correct this?
No, that is a fault of the hack author. He/She made an error in the version check url. My hacl has only an error if the build in version check show something different then mine (that in the drop down box ...).


Changelog:
2.0.1:
- Fixed Bug: Some problems with the phrases.

2.0.0:
- Changed: Now working with vBulletin 4.
- New Feature: Notification can be de/activated for each hack individually.
- Changed: Now vBulletin isn't shown any more, because it is in the control panel header.

1.6.4:
- Fixed Bug: Small bugfixes.

1.6.3:
- Changed: Cron improved.

1.6.2:
- New Feature: Highly improved version by Andreas.

1.5.1:
- Fixed Bug: A lot of small bugfixes
- Changed: Cron improved.

1.5.0:
- Changed: pvc.php removed and everything inclided in the plugin.ph
- Changed: Cron improved.

1.2.0:
- New Feature: E-Mail notification included.
- Changed: Overview improved.
- Changed: Adminmessage is now dynamic.

1.1.1:
- Changed: Cronjob installation improved.

1.1.0:
- New Feature: Cronjob (Static adminmessage).

1.0.1:
- Changed: Small update of the admin right management.


Installation & Update:
1) Upload all files in folder upload to ther respective directories on your webserver.
2) Go to ACP / Plugins & Products / Manage Products and import product-pvc.xml
3) Under "Product Manager" click on "Check all products for new version", that the hack can get the newest versions.
4) If you want you can activate the adminmessage or email notification, but don't forget to insert your mail address, under "vBulletin-Options" -> "Plug-in- / Hook-System".

Uninstallation:
1) Go to ACP / Plugins & Products / Manage Products and uninstall the product named ''Check Version' for all hacks'.
2) Delete the following Files
- includes/cron/pvcron.php
- includes/md5_sums_pvc.php
- includes/version_pvc.php

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by hurik

please check if the the file includes/version_pvc.php has this in it:

<?php
define('FILE_VERSION_PVC', '2.0.1');
?>

PHP Code:

<?php
define('FILE_VERSION_PVC', '2.0.1');
?>

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by OldSchoolDSL

PHP Code:

<?php
define('FILE_VERSION_PVC', '2.0.1');
?>

Installed and working now on 4.1 PL2

The error I was getting only happened on 4.0.8 (before I upgraded).

[Dr.osamA]

Originally Posted by hurik

@Dr.osamA:
can you please make a language file? that would be better when there is an update the people have only to import that. and don't wait until you update this product. this a good tool for tgis: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=180380

in the next update i will try to make the cro with phrases to. but i don't know how to use it yet.

ok sir here it is

[sulasno]

Originally Posted by hurik

screenshot please!

see screenshot

[hurik]

Originally Posted by sulasno

see screenshot

thats not a problem of THIS hack. it's a problem of the hacs which have an error. the version check url is not right. send the authors a pm that they can correct this.

[fluidswork]

Great addon

[sulasno]

Originally Posted by hurik

thats not a problem of THIS hack. it's a problem of the hacs which have an error. the version check url is not right. send the authors a pm that they can correct this.

thanks

I suppose I could also edit the url ?

[xorex]

Nice hack ! but dont work turn notification on/off for individual hacks with Advanced Plugin Manager hack

P.S vb 3.8.6

[Brew]

I get this error when I updated:

Content Encoding Error 

The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression.

    *   Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.

Now whenever I go to the plugins page I get that error.

Running Vb 4.1.0 pl2

Any ideas what to do?

edit: I disabled plugins under Options and disabled this mod until I'm told what the problem may be

[DAMINK]

Great hack. Installed and working perfect.