Administrative and Maintenance Tools - User Activity Logging

USER ACTIVITY LOGGING.

Description:
This Mod will (eventually) allow you to track a users activity from any script within vB or its addons ... well at least those that make use of the Hook features.

Background:
I have seen various requests around for some form of user logging but never been able to find an actual Mod. As we had a need for this on our site I decided to write my own.
I have been working with vB for a couple of years now (and a php coder for a lot more) and made use of a number of other coders Mods, both as they had been released or customized to suit our own purposes. Although not a very active poster here at vBorg, it is one of my regular visits.

Installation:
Standard Product Import using the AdminCP.
No template changes.
Optional (for AdminCP Log Viewer):
- Upload contents of zip file

Upgrade:
Will be as above, but select 'Overwrite'

Features:
Database and/or Thread notification of activity
Selectable Forum for Thread notification
Selectable posting User for Thread notification
On/Off for each logging area
AdminCP Log Viewer/Pruner
Additional thread option for logging all Log-ins and outs

Current Logging Areas:
showthread - logs when a user views a thread (this is currently the only one I am using and I am actually happy with)
forumdisplay - logs when a user views the forumdisplay script
search - logs when a user makes a search
editpost - logs when a user edits a post
log-ins/log-outs - logs successful and unsuccessful log-ins and log-outs
profile views - logs when a user views the 'member profile' page

ChangeLog:
v1.0.6 (28 Nov,2007) - incorporated IPAddress tracking as provided by dartho (thanks )
v1.0.5 (16 May,2007) - added profile viewing both for 'logged users' and 'all user to a separate thread'. No admincp file update required. NB: Check options after upgrading.
v1.0.4 (07 May,2007) - added log-in/out logging both for 'logged users' and 'all user to a separate thread'. No admincp file update required.
v1.0.3 (27 April, 2007) - Corrected 1 thread per logged user issue, added 'editpost' logging area
v1.0.2 (25 April, 2007) - Check for deleted thread & added AdminCP Log Viewer
v1.0.1 (24 April, 2007) - Error in XML
v1.0.0 (24 April, 2007) - Initial release

Future Enhancements?:
Additional logging areas (just ask and I'll look in to it)
[S]Viewable log transcripts taken from database entries[/S] - completed
Usergroup logging

Thanks To:
All those other coders whose Mods I have installed and learned from

Note: This is the first Mod I have actually released here (or anywhere), so please go easy on me
Hopefully I have the Product URL and Version Checking URL links right.

[laura66a]

Hi.

It doesn't install on 3.6.7. It says invalid file.

Laura

Oops. Yes it does. Your instructions didn't say to import the correct file.

[dxguru]

Glad you got it sorted, thanks Laura.
PS. Don't forget to click install

[Ignicoccus]

Sounds great, I will install this on my forum after the 3.6.7 update !!

[pictureboarduk]

Originally Posted by laura66a

Hi.

It doesn't install on 3.6.7. It says invalid file.

Laura

Oops. Yes it does. Your instructions didn't say to import the correct file.

Same issue


So do you import the XML file via 'manage products' OR FTP it to your site?

Thanks

[dxguru]

Yes, you import the product xml file via the AdminCP 'Manage Products'

[pictureboarduk]

Thank you, but then I get invalid file.

3.6.7, default installation/theme

[Merjawy]

nice but got problem


XML Error: syntax error at Line 1

when importing the product file

running vB3.6.4

UPDATE:
do I need to import the right file? lol oops.. sorry mate

now since I got the right file.. heres what I got


The following dependencies were not met:
This product is not compatible with version 3.6.4 of vBulletin. (Compatible starting with 3.6.5)

so I guess I need to upgrade

[pictureboarduk]

How to you import the XML file contained in the Includes folder?

I imported the separate XML one shown in the instructions at the top of here, but what about the one in the archive in the Includes folder?

Thanks.

[pictureboarduk]

Does this log the search query the user entered?

I thought I saw it do so, then when I changed it to record it's logs to a subforum it isn't doing so.

?

Also how do you find the ID of threads

Thanks!

[digital3]

I am not sure why you are trying to use quotes inside BBCode URL tags but they simply won't work. The links to the viewed pages in the admin area are just code, not links. You need to either use straight html or remove the quotes from inside the BB Code URL tags