copyright update automatically.

[ Copyright updates automatically (v1.2) ]

Ok guys and girls, this is my first contribution, and php edit.
This works pretty fine for me, and I hope you all enjoy it.
Basically, it updates the copyright year in the footer template and on the admin/index.php page.
(I hope this isn't a breech of copyright Jelsoft/vB, it's just a contribution aranoid:..)
Follow the guides in the attached TXT file, and this should be installed fine.
If I've missed anything out, or if this doesn't work, please let me know in this thread.
I hope you enjoy this hack!!

Regards; David G.

[Things to do]
2 files to edit (admin/global.php, admin/index.php)
2 templates to edit (footer, phpinclude)
0 new files
0 new templates
0 queries to run

[Bug fixes]
1.1: $thisyear works in the admin index now .
1.2: none.

[Updates]
1.1: Set the variable $thisyear in the admin global.php file so it works ok in the admin panel.
1.2: Used Boofo's idea on the main page: Used vbdate("Y", $ourtimenow); so that the copyright year follows the user's timezone as opposed to the server's. But NOT in the admin CP, because vbdate(); isn't set in admin/global.php is it? So it wouldn't work, I don't think.

[Instructions]
- Upgrading to 1.1 from 1.0: I'd reinstall the whole hack because I neatened out the instructions.
- Upgrading to 1.2 from 1.0: Reinstall the hack using the new and improved instructions. A few more things added.
- Upgrading from 1.1 to 1.2: Open up the phpinclude template, and replace $thisyear = date("Y"); with $thisyear = vbdate("Y", $ourtimenow);

[Boofo]

Davey, if you change this:

PHP Code:

$thisyear = date("Y"); 


To this:

PHP Code:

$thisyear = vbdate("Y",  $ourtimenow); 


then the year will actually change according to the user's timezone and not the server's.

[Davey]

Ok Boofo; I updated the phpinclude with that, but not the Admin control panel because vbdate(); is custom so I don't think it was set in the ACP was it?

Dave.

[Boofo]

I changed them both to that since I am the only one who sees the Admin CP anyway. And it DOES work for the Admin CP if you change it there, too, by the way.

[Davey]

Ok well my instructions use vbdate(); in the phpinclude and date(); in the admin control panel.
I believe this should be sufficient enough.
By the way does this work? I haven't tested it so I'm just taking Boofo's word for it...

Dave.

[Boofo]

Originally posted by Davey
Ok well my instructions use vbdate(); in the phpinclude and date(); in the admin control panel.
I believe this should be sufficient enough.
By the way does this work? I haven't tested it so I'm just taking Boofo's word for it...

Dave.

Trust me, it works.

[Davey]

Okay .
Well thanks for the suggestion then - greatly appreciated.

Dave.

[Boofo]

You might want to change this from your first post.

- Upgrading from 1.1 to 1.2: Open up the phpinclude template, and replace $thisyear = date("Y"); with $thisyear = vbdate("Y", $thisyear);

[Davey]

Whoops another mistake, lol.
Thanks again .

Dave.