External PHP File - Display User Location in "Who's Online"

[kh99]

OK, this seems to work: name your script home.php, add a call to exec_shut_down(), then in the online_location_process plugin use case 'home.php' (with no path). Then just make sure whatever string you use for $userinfo['activity'] is the same one you use in the case in the online_location_unknown plugin.

[Mko]

Originally Posted by kh99

OK, this seems to work: name your script home.php, add a call to exec_shut_down(), then in the online_location_process plugin use case 'home.php' (with no path). Then just make sure whatever string you use for $userinfo['activity'] is the same one you use in the case in the online_location_unknown plugin.

Still doesn't work. For the plugins I'm calling inside vB:
online_location_process:

PHP Code:

switch ($filename)
{
    case 'home.php':
        $userinfo['activity'] = 'homepage';
        break;
} 


online_location_unknown:

PHP Code:

switch ($userinfo['activity'])
{
    case 'homepage':
        $userinfo['where'] = '<a href="home.php?'.$vbulletin->session->vars[sessionurl].'">Homepage</a>';
        $userinfo['action'] = "Viewing Homepage";
        break;
} 


Thanks for the continued help ^_^

[kh99]

Hmm...I don't see anything wrong with that. When you look at the session table what does it say now? If it doesn't say home.php (possibly with a path in front of it) then I think it means it's still some issue with your home.php script. If it does have home.php in it then it's something to do with one of the plugins.

[Mko]

Originally Posted by kh99

Hmm...I don't see anything wrong with that. When you look at the session table what does it say now? If it doesn't say home.php (possibly with a path in front of it) then I think it means it's still some issue with your home.php script. If it does have home.php in it then it's something to do with one of the plugins.

The location that's stored in the database when I view home.php is:
/

Not sure how I'd get around that :s

[kh99]

Originally Posted by Mko

The location that's stored in the database when I view home.php is:
/

Not sure how I'd get around that :s

Yeah, I'm not sure why that is. I created a file named 'test.php' that just does a chdir to the forum directory and includes global.php, then calls exec_shut_down(), and when I browse to that file then look at the session table it says "./test4.php".

Is there anything else in your script that might access a vbulletin page?

[Mko]

Originally Posted by kh99

Yeah, I'm not sure why that is. I created a file named 'test.php' that just does a chdir to the forum directory and includes global.php, then calls exec_shut_down(), and when I browse to that file then look at the session table it says "./test4.php".

Is there anything else in your script that might access a vbulletin page?

Whoops, was an error on my part. Sorry
Now, when I go to mysite.com/home.php, the value in the `session` table is actually /home.php! So, the value's getting stored in the table. All that we need to do is to get rid of that pesky Unknown Location :c

Do you think this can still be accomplished through those two plugins, or would there need to be some other modifications done to accomplish this?

Thanks for your continued help

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I've fixed it! Turns out that the plugins I had added didn't work - they were designed for vB4, not vB3 :c

My final result:
online_location_process:

PHP Code:

if ($filename == 'home.php') { 
    $userinfo['activity'] = 'homepage'; 
} 


online_location_unknown:

PHP Code:

if ($userinfo['activity'] == 'homepage') { 
    $userinfo['action'] = "Viewing Homepage";
    $userinfo['where'] = "<a href='google.com'>Google</a>";
    $handled = true; 
} 


As always, thanks for your help! I really appreciate it