4images Gallery 1.7 + vB 3.0.x (update Oct 30)

Since Matrixgl didnt give much update over his post, so I make this release, with all the changes:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=62020
Original copyright go to 4images owner Jan Sorgalla

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Integration 4images 1.7 / vBulletin 3.0.x
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Copyright: (C) 2002 Jan Sorgalla
Integration to vBulletin 2.x by Jan
Integration to vBulletin 3.0.1 by mtha
Constribution:
Matrixgl for re-organize the hack
d1635d for adding the fix for 3.0.1
all others for comments and suggestions

Hack version: 3.0.1.0625
Compatible vB version: 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3. other versions might need minor modifications

FOR integration with vB 3.5.0, check this thread:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=98640

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Features:
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- Use vBulletin's user table instead of 4images.
- Forum's members can access and upload pictures (depends on permissions)
- Forum's admin can administrate the album (unless you do the EXTRA part)
- Display Who is browsing album, in the Forum's WhoisOnline list


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Changes and modifications
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4images template to change: 1 (user_loginform.html)
4images file to replace: 1 (sessions.php)
4images file to edit: 3
admin/admin_global.php
includes/constants.php
includes/page_header.php
vBulletin file to edit: 2
forums/includes/functions.php
includes/functions_online.php
Query to run: 0
If you do EXTRA part, there're few queries to run, depends on what you want to do.
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Requirements:
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- vBulletin 3.0.x installed and working
- 4images 1.7 fresh installed and working
- 4images and vBulletin are installed to use the SAME database
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Limitations:
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- The "Remember username/password?" options only remember sessions for forum. (FIXED 06/22/04 - see update)

- This hack use default usergroup for album level, there're only4levels of Guest, User awaiting, User, Admin. See Extra section attheend for solution
- I didnt look at the "cooke path" and "cookie domain" yet, so it will use the default

Screenshot (thanks to MatrixGL):
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=17021

Demo (thanks to MatrixGL):
http://www.randomforum.com/forums/gallery/

NOTE:
You may want to edit your template, in order to have the forum's look and feel .


Previous discussions:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=62020
http://www.4homepages.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10823


Dont forget to click

Update 03/24/2005
If you get error loging out of album:
in page_header.php, line 110

replace

PHP Code:

"url_logout" => (!empty($url_logout)) ? $site_sess->url($url_logout) : $site_sess->url(ROOT_PATH."logout.php"), 


by

PHP Code:

"url_logout" =>(!empty($url_logout))?$site_sess->url($url_logout):$site_sess->url($url_app."login.php?do=logout&u=$user_info[user_id]"), 


Update 10/30/2004
Since meny people have problem with vB usergroup, I've add Usergroups arrays,
Now you can set multiple custom user groups to be USER, USER_WAITING, or ADMIN
By default:

$waitinggroups = array(3, 4); // vB Group should be waiting for moderate. seperate each group by comma
$usergroups = array(2, 7); // Groups that are USERS in album. seperate each group by comma
$admingroups = array(6); // vB groups that are ADMINS in album. seperate each group by comma

Update 10/20/2004
Sincemeny people ignore to config the "VB_TABLE_PREFIX" inconfiguration,I've pull all the prefix into one place, and make STRONGrequest tocheck this one.
If your album works fine, you dont have to update your files.
If you do want to apply the changes, here's where you can check:

constants.php
define('VB_TABLE_PREFIX',''); // your vb tableprefix. vB default is blank
define('SESSIONS_TABLE', VB_TABLE_PREFIX.'session');
define('USERS_TABLE', VB_TABLE_PREFIX.'user');

sessions.php
define('VB_TEMPLATE_TABLE', VB_TABLE_PREFIX.'template');

Update 06/25/2004
Clean up some codes, add some more instructions. Adding constants for Cookie prefix, cookie timeout, album folder ...
If your album works fine, you dont have to update your files.
If you do want to ... work again, just follow all the steps


Update 06/22/04
IF you have "Remember username/password?" problem with album (Album session dont remember your logged in if you go directly to album - installed before 06/22/04)

Edit the attached sessions.php, and replace the VBLICENCE_NUMBER, and upload to your album/include/sessions.php

OR

Manually edit:

In 4images sessions.php

Look for

PHP Code:

 if ($this->read_cookie_data("bbpassword")==$this->user_info['user_password']&&$this->user_info['user_level'] > USER_AWAITING) { 


replace by

PHP Code:

 if ($this->read_cookie_data("bbpassword")==md5($this->user_info['user_password']. 'XXXXXX')&&$this->user_info['user_level'] != USER_AWAITING) { 


CHANGE XXXXXX with your Licence Number, located on top of any of your vB file

NOTE: for those runing into table doesnt exist problem, check your VB_TABLE_PREFIX variable

Table '4images.template' doesn't exist
DB Error: Bad SQL Query: SELECT sessionhash FROM session
Table '4images.session' doesn't exist

[Intex]

Very nice work mtha. I personally won't be installed as I have photoshop, but I'm sure there's loads of members waiting for this one .

[skinvb]

i have clicked install

[MrNase]

Nice, i may use it

[KTBleeding]

Thanks mtha!

One question before I start..
Will this work on a 4images I already have installed with matrixgl's mod?
Or is it only for a fresh install?

Thanks again.

[mtha]

Originally Posted by KTBleeding

Thanks mtha!
One question before I start..
Will this work on a 4images I already have installed with matrixgl's mod?
Or is it only for a fresh install?
Thanks again.

This one is just a rewrite, with all the updates in the other post. If you have his mod working fine, (including my update overthere), you dont need to reinstall this one.
They are actually the same thing, (originally released by Jan, modified by me for 3.0.1)

Very nice work mtha. I personally won't be installed as I have photoshop, but I'm sure there's loads of members waiting for this one .

You mean photopost? I personnaly like 4images better than photopost. I looked over photopost and didnt see any strong advantage over this one, which would worth $199

[Tailfeathers]

I have a 4images gallery with almost 500 users and of course, those users are not in the same order as on the message board...is there any alternative to getting 4images to just use the vB database? Something I could do so that the users are matched up in some other way, so that vB user ID # 35 doesn't take over gallery user ID #35's pictures and such?

[iflux]

does anyone know the quickest way of skinning the 4images gallery so it looks like my board?

[KTBleeding]

Originally Posted by iflux

does anyone know the quickest way of skinning the 4images gallery so it looks like my board?

View the source of your board, copy the html, and paste the parts of the 4images templates where you want them in the forum layout.

That's what I always do anyways.

You do have to re-do all the CSS with 4images, but it's worth it in the long run.

[mtha]

Originally Posted by Dan1113

I have a 4images gallery with almost 500 users and of course, those users are not in the same order as on the message board...is there any alternative to getting 4images to just use the vB database? Something I could do so that the users are matched up in some other way, so that vB user ID # 35 doesn't take over gallery user ID #35's pictures and such?

There is NO automatic and safe way to do this, BUT you can try this method (require that you know enough php and SQL in order to do the job)


What you have are:
01 - vB user database with USERSET1 controled by userid (and username), says user.userid and user.username
02 - Album user database with USERSET2, controlled by user_id (and user_name) says 4images_users.user_id and 4images_users.user_name


Step 1:
- Create a new COMPARE table having 3 fields: username, forum_uid, album_uid

Step 2:
- Compare 4images_users.user_name and user.username
if match => fill in the COMPARE table (username, forum_uid, album_uid) for this user.
if not => fillin COMPARE table, with album's username, album_uid, DEFAULTID where DEFAULTID is the ID given for those who does NOT have account in forum or have different username in forum. If you want to assign this to be GUEST, the ID is 0

Do this for ALL ALBUM users

=> you know the id in forum and album for each album user

(if they have the SAME username for both places. if you think email address would be more appropriate, you can compare email instead, or compare both username and email)

Step 3:
Change user_id in album to the new forum's userid based on the above comparision, in the following tables:
4images_comments, 4images_groupmatch, 4images_images, 4images_images_temp, 4images_lightboxes, 4images_users

Step 4:
Test your album and see if everything works correctly (username, login/logout, image's poster)

Step 5: Apply this hack ... and god bless you


good luck.

PS. this will require alot of changes to your database, so Do a FULL BACKUP of your album database first (maybe your files too), and test in a beta version

[deathemperor]

hey man, remember me ? ^^
great work ~

long time no see, I've noiticed that you have been here for a long time, and it looks like you are a good hacker
well mtha, I want to have some advise from you about choosing a good ablum. I'm thinking between 4image and vgallery (www.vietphp.info). I was testing vgallery but unfortunately it's only integrated with vb2 and I'm running vb3 so of course I can't use that one. My board still doesn't have an album because I cannot use 4images, as my expierence 4images takes alot of database storage (I've backupped 4images once and it's about 40MB in a fresh install T__T ).
So I'm seeking for the best album that fits my board (using sharing server). If you have enough spare time, I hope you can make vgallery to work well with vb3 (instead of vb2) and I also want to hear your opinions about 4images or any other simple photo galleries that can be used for vb3.
thanks in advance, mtha

[mtha]

Originally Posted by deathemperor

well mtha, I want to have some advise from you about choosing a good ablum. I'm thinking between 4image and vgallery (www.vietphp.info). I was testing vgallery but unfortunately it's only integrated with vb2 and I'm running vb3 so of course I can't use that one.

vgallery is a very nice gallery, I like that interface. However, I dont use this gallery. just had the lite version for testing, so I have no idea how to manage the code.

It it works with vB2, why dont you try to test on vb3 and see if it works? or send a request to that guy who wrote the hacl?

My board still doesn't have an album because I cannot use 4images, as my expierence 4images takes alot of database storage (I've backupped 4images once and it's about 40MB in a fresh install T__T ).

are you kidding? it's only more than 1MB on a fresh install only. You may have something extra?

I also want to hear your opinions about 4images or any other simple photo galleries that can be used for vb3.

4images is the best that i've known of so far. it's as good, or even better than photopost , very easy to customize.

[lovevn]

thankx mtha . It's a good hack . But now I want my gallery the same with your gallery (http://www.randomforum.com/forums/gallery/ ) Can U tell me how to do this ?

[mtha]

Originally Posted by lovevn

thankx mtha . It's a good hack . But now I want my gallery the same with your gallery (http://www.randomforum.com/forums/gallery/ ) Can U tell me how to do this ?

That's not MY gallery, I think that's MatrixGL's

How to do?
You just need to edit your template, change the header, footer, and all the related ones.

As I said, that is not my gallery, so I cant tell you how exactly.

[Onkel_Tom]

Hi all,
just a question about memory usage with 4images and vBulletin in one database.
I just downloaded 4images today and then found this thread to integrate in vB. thanks to all developers working on that Hack !
Can somebody give me a "feeling" about growing of the database when 4images is installed in the same db ?
Like 100 picture about xyz MB or 500 pictures about abc MB

My opinion is that having both in one db should explode the memory usage.

I have to upgrade a domain with actual 250MB vB2 database and about 1.000 pictures in a phpgallery to a vB3 with 4images.