Archiv for vBulletin

Ok, i have completed my Archivhack now

Hackversion: 3.00
Known Bugs: The permissionsystem doesn't work with php4.1.x
What it does:
It compresses a thread in the database, so it would take less space, but it cannot be posted in it anymore.
Zlib-functions must be installed on your server. Without this hack won't work

You can revert Archives to threads when you want it.
A small searchengine is also included.


Install it at your own risk!!!
It should work without problems, it has been tested very long, but you know Murphys Law..

A hint how to use it with PPN's thread description Hack is in the install file.

Thanx to Foxtroter for the help on english Templates.
The conversion can take a longer timespan, read this for optimization.

look at the screenies below

[geniuscrew]

Hi Xenon

I'm getting this error when i try to convert a thread

Invalid SQL: SELECT forumid FROM archive_forums WHERE title='Introductions'
mysql error: Table '********_forum.archive_forums' doesn't exist

Please help me!

Thanks

[Xenon]

have you run the installscript correctly while upgrading?

[geniuscrew]

While upgrading?

I'm installing it for the first time - I think I might have gone wrong somewhere.

[Xenon]

oh, have had a look at it and you're right.

that's why it's 3.00 RC, there was a bug in install_script.

ulpoaded a new one...

geniuscrew: run the old install_script again and choose upgrade from version 2.00 that should solve the problems

[geniuscrew]

OMG! Das Klappt wunderbar!

Danke!

[Xenon]

glad to hear that

[geniuscrew]

Just a teeny weeny problem

I archived one thread to test it - that worked fine. It showed the forum it was in and the thread.

But then I mass-archived threads which hadn't been replied to for over 50 days.

They all went to the same forum as the thread archived first - so do you have to archive forums separately?

And a little request - I'd like to know when each thread was archived if it that's possible

Thanks for your help Xenon!

[Xenon]

hmm, normally if those threads were in different forums, then they should also appear in different forums in your archive.

i've just rechecked the code and it is correct....

If the threads were in different forums, the names of these forums must be unique, the hack groups archives by forumnames.


but i'll redo a greater test run today evening, perhaps i'll find a bug

[Xenon]

geniuscrew you help me very good with finding bugs

the archives are created correctly i their specific forums, but, the showarchiv.php was a bit buggy.

upload the new one then it should work

[geniuscrew]

No problem Xenon!

Anyhow I prefer to archive the forums separately, just so I don't archive the Admin forum too

Unless you can change it so we can manually pick what forums to archive and what to exclude [perhaps check boxes?] - just a suggestion

Thanks for your help m8!