Geek Article System 3.52

IMPORTANT:
Please note that I can no longer support this project. Primarily as it is designed for vb3.0.x and I no longer use that version (im obviously on vb3.5x ). There is a version for vb3.5 however its a commercial script. This project is left here for the community.
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HowdA All.

The GAS3 system is a comprehensive article system that completely integrates into vB3.

News:

• Updated 3/08/05 to version 3.53 for compatability with vb3.08
• Updated 13/05/05 to version 3.52!!! Posts for 3.52 to integrate with GAL4.0 start here

History

Originally, I looked into other article systems to integrate with my forums but just got irritated over and over again as I found the other offering out there very limiting for my needs. I wanted to use my members usergroup permissions, the search facility (so when someone did a search for 'bob' both articles AND threads appeared on one page), I also wanted wysiwyg editing and vBs attachment system. Well, I accomplished 99% of my needs with the Geek Article System 2.0
Why 3.0? While the 2.0 was fine for my needs, many users began asking for a far more complex system that took the beauty of 2.0 and added popular features in the other article systems.

Here are the features in a nutshell:

• Integrates 100% into vB. No importing forums or creating special groups. Simply mark forum as an 'Article' forum and instantly all threads become articles. Dont like it anymore? Simply remove the ID and the therads and forums go back to normal.
• Whatever you can do in a thread or post, you can do with the GAS3 system (uploading attachments, smiles, BBcode, various editors, yadayadayada)
• Adding on the above point: all the differing vB editors (wysiwyg, etc..), usergroup permissions (heck - anything you can set for a forum you can set in this - AND MORE!) why> because it is totally integrated!
• Create multiple pages in your post by simply putting [BREAK] anywhere in your post.
• The first thumbnail in an article substitutes the posters avatar (switchable via admincp)
• Upload header images and have them auto resize
• Choose header images from a global (or forum specific) gallery
• Integrated article byline.
• Synopsis - allows users to give a summary that appears on the new forumdisplay
• New forumdisplay shows article header image and synopsis (if no synopsis then the first X amount of characters from the article is used)
• Synopisis allows BBCode
• Integrates with the Geek AutoLink system (optional)
• Allows you to post as other users
• Article sidebar that shows the article rating, your rating, the rating form, article tools, and article attachments (all toggable via admincp)
• An auto installer/upgrader/uninstaller that makes all file edits for you!
• A whole host of other tiddlybits that I wont bore you with

Special thanks goes to rlamego, peterska2, Snow, Gldtn, and Magic Spark for private Beta testing this for me. Couldnt of happened without them!

Change log
13.05.05 - updated to 3.52
All this does is update GAS for the GAL4.0 integration.
To update, simply replace your existing functions_geekarticles.php with the one in the latest package.

18.3.05 - updated to 3.51
This really just fixes a couple of mega minor bugs.
Added new default icon per forum functionality (see readme)
Wrote a real README.
Wrote a seperate 3.5x upgrade script. Users of 3.5x should run admincp/gas3_upgrade.php

16.3.05 - updated to 3.50
Loads of new features and a new installer that makes the file changes for you.
New forumdisplay
Uploading of images for your header
Synopsis box
yadayadayda

10.2.05 - updated to 3.02
Fixed typo in readme (step 2.6 referenced $articlebyline instead of $GAS_byline). This bug fixes the disappearing byline when editing an article.
To upgrade - edit your editpost template and search for $articlebyline then replace it with $GAS_byline

Importers
I have made an importer for v3articles. Technically speaking, you dont have to strictly have GAS3 installed to use the importer (though it is ideal). What it does is essentailly import v3articles, comments, ratings, and attachments into existing forums as new threads, replies, threadratings, and post attachments. The idea is that you install GAS3, create the forums to house your articles, and then import your existing v3articles into them (but as I said, you can simply import v3articles into normal forums without having GAS3 installed).
There is also a rollback feature in case you change your mind or experience a problem with the import. Your v3articles installation isnt touched. In fact, no v3articles are harmed in the process

Known issues:

• none that I am aware of.

Demos: (note that I have a custom skin, so your results will be ever so slightly different)
http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=11287
http://www.thenailgeek.com/showthread.php?t=8801 - pages with comments (click View Comments to see comments only)


Difficulty - EASY
Time - about 5 minutes
File modifications? a few but now all done automatically for you

Change log:

Updated to 3.01 Feb 7th
Fixed a couple template errors and minor readme instructions


Instructions

Click install. I have busted my butt over the past few weeks to do this and all I ask is that you click install if you use it

• Download the package and unzip.
• Follow the README!
• Ther installer does all the work for you
• When done, go into your admncp, and adjust your settings

Troubleshooting:

• No phrases after install? This happens a lot with many installers for some bizzare reason. All you have to do is do a phrase search for GAS_ , edit the phrase (dont change it), then save it. Bingo - all your phrases appear.

Also:

I would therefore backup your DB, your styles, and any of the files the README asks you to change.

nJoy

[Kriminal]

Originally Posted by The Geek

Then there is a file edit error or a conflict with another modification guaranteed.
Why not revert forumdisplay back with the gas/changes/backup/forumdisplay.php and manually go step by step through the file changes.

Yes, I did it and everithing goes ok untill step 203. When calls:

PHP Code:

require_once('./includes/functions_geekarticles.php'); 


the blank screen appears.

So I went to functions_geekarticles.php... well, the same story.

Thanks for the support and the time you're spending, really !!

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by Kriminal

Yes, I did it and everithing goes ok untill step 203. When calls:

PHP Code:

require_once('./includes/functions_geekarticles.php'); 


the blank screen appears.

So I went to functions_geekarticles.php... well, the same story.

Thanks for the support and the time you're spending, really !!

That line wont cause a blank screen - it will set certain variables for processing,

Why not just pm me admincp access and ftp access and ill look into it for you.

Thanks

[dsboyce8624]

Okay, so maybe I'm just too new at this. I saw no errors in the install, so I created a new forum for this. In Forum Manager at the top it says (id:30) so in the GAS setup that's the ID I put in. But the forum still shows up as a reagular forum.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by dsboyce8624

Okay, so maybe I'm just too new at this. I saw no errors in the install, so I created a new forum for this. In Forum Manager at the top it says (id:30) so in the GAS setup that's the ID I put in. But the forum still shows up as a reagular forum.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

did you copy the changed files from gas/changed to their correct locations?

[dsboyce8624]

Thank you very much for pointing out the obvious.

Everything seems fine now.

Thanks for the help, sorry to be such a putz

[dsboyce8624]

Okay, what did I do here:

Warning: move_uploaded_file(/c:\inetpub\wwwroot\forums\gas\images/1/evbookletl.jpg): failed to open stream: Invalid argument in \includes\functions_geekarticles_images.php on line 104

Warning: move_uploaded_file(): Unable to move 'C:\PHP\uploadtemp\php1A.tmp' to '/c:\inetpub\wwwroot\forums\gas\images/1/evbookletl.jpg' in \includes\functions_geekarticles_images.php on line 104

When uploading an image.

EDIT: I looked around for this, it's similat to others, but mine is on windows and I think my biggest problem is the / versus \ issue. Other than that the path seems correct.

I think I just need to fix that and get rid of the leading / in the path and I'll be okay. Unfortunately I don't know the code so I can't do it myself.

EDIT: Okay, I did this on line 72:

$path='c:\inetpub\wwwroot\forums\gas\images';

And that seems to work for the upload. Anything else do I need to do?

Thanks,

[aloha]

Originally Posted by The Geek

Thanks guys. Buy me a virtual beer


On that note ->Aloha... try reverting your GAS_forumdisplay template.

Thanks for dropping a note, please explain? Not sure what you mean? I try and donate to all hacks that I use, not to con you into helping me... but as soon as I'm able, I got the first round of virtual beers... Cheers!

[xug]

Hey Geek, Thanks for all the help

I got it finally running thanks to another great coder

What I don't understand with this hack is why it Duplicates the already pre-uploaded images, now I just made 8 new postings and I have all these 8 images duplicated in other folders, what if I make 1000 postings, will I end up with 1000 duplicates? Each images is around 25K, 3 of these new postings have the same image, but taken from 3 different locations, this makes things way slower!

Did I do something wrong in the setup? or is this normal that it duplicates these images?

[The Geek]

Originally Posted by xug

Hey Geek, Thanks for all the help

I got it finally running thanks to another great coder

What I don't understand with this hack is why it Duplicates the already pre-uploaded images, now I just made 8 new postings and I have all these 8 images duplicated in other folders, what if I make 1000 postings, will I end up with 1000 duplicates? Each images is around 25K, 3 of these new postings have the same image, but taken from 3 different locations, this makes things way slower!

Did I do something wrong in the setup? or is this normal that it duplicates these images?

Why would it make things slower?

I chose to make it statically link to prevent 1 image change breaking 1,000.
Next version (when I get around to it) will have the option to make it static or dynamic.

Glad its working - please click install when you get a minute

[Lionel]

where should I put this exactly to display in calendar? I tried calendar.php and functions_calendar.php
$linked_text=process_gal_text($text_wanting_to_be_ linked);