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About Developer · **Released**: 12-08-2001

Hi everyone.

Here's my newest hack, called Template Backup System (TBS).

This is a very powerful tool for backing up and restoring your templates, especially good for upgrades.

I know you can do this using vBulletin's buil in style manager, but the beauty in this hack is that it exports only templates, and further more - they are saved to individual files in a folder you choose.

Why you ask? This could help a lot when upgrading to a new version of vBulletin. Just like you can compare files using programs such as Araxis Merge or Beyone Compare, you can now also compare templates, and easily keep track of changes that were done between versions.
After you save all changes to the template files, you use this script again only this time in the opposite directions - restoring the templates back into the system.

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This hack was in testing process for quite some time now, over a week and a half actually.
It has been tested extensively by the magnificent Hooper, and I truly believe it's 99% bug-free.
Most of the features in the hack are actually his ideas, so thanks a lot Rick!

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Before I continue, I need to say the expanding / collapsing feature will only work on Internet Explorer. It was only tested on it really, but I think the style.display thing is only supported by it.

Anyway, let's install this baby.

First of all, we need to edit admin/index.php a little bit.
Find this:

Code:

makenavoption("Add Template Set","template.php?action=addset");

and replace it with this:

Code:

[high]makenavoption("Add Template Set","template.php?action=addset","<br>");
makenavoption("Template Backup System","tbs.php?action=modify");[/high]

Save admin/index.php and upload back to your server.

Now edit cp.css (in the main forums folder). Now here's a file you don't edit often, huh?

Find this:

Code:

.cc { /* custom color */
	COLOR: darkblue;
}

and add this right after it:

Code:

[high].rc { /* custom color */
	COLOR: darkred;
} [/high]

Save cp.css and upload back to your server.

And last but not least, download tbs.php (attached to this post) and upload to your admin folder on your server.

That's it, installation is done.

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A few notes.

You can add new groups for template listing by editing tbs.php.
At the top, you will see something like this:

Code:

$groups['calendar']='Calendar';
$groups['emailsubject']='Email Subject';

and much more. To add your own group, simply add this:

Code:

$groups['[high]template_identifier[/high]']='[high]Group Name[/high]';

[high]template_identifier[/high] is the beginning of each template in this group, and [high]Group Name[/high] is the name of this group.

When saying "Using this requires a minimum amount of RAM." I am not kidding. If you don't have enough memory your browser will simply crash when clicking the Check All box. Trust me.

Make sure the folder you are saving templates into is CHMODed 0777, or PHP will not be able to create files in it. Also, the folder is a relative path to the admin folder, not the forums folder!

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That's all I have to say.
Feedback and feature requests are welcomed as always!

Have fun!

Jawelin · #**122** 07-10-2002, 03:23 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jawelin
default templates still are missing ... :/
Thanks a lot.

bandersen · #**123** 07-21-2002, 06:24 PM

I finally got around to installing.... export works just great for all templates... using 2.2.6, 4.2.1
Off to test the import... and make a "ground zero style set" including default and created templates! This hack should be great for that right?

Thank you for a nice hack.

Dean C · #**124** 08-21-2002, 06:36 PM

i get all these errors when i try to make a backup

:

PHP Code:


			
Warning: fopen("./templates/awards.html", "w") - Permission denied in /www/www.rapsearch.com/public_html/board/admin/adminfunctions.php on line 158



Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /www/www.rapsearch.com/public_html/board/admin/adminfunctions.php on line 160



Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /www/www.rapsearch.com/public_html/board/admin/adminfunctions.php on line 162



Warning: fopen("./templates/changeuser.html", "w") - Permission denied in /www/www.rapsearch.com/public_html/board/admin/adminfunctions.php on line 158



Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /www/www.rapsearch.com/public_html/board/admin/adminfunctions.php on line 160



Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /www/www.rapsearch.com/public_html/board/admin/adminfunctions.php on line 162



Warning: fopen("./templates/contact.html", "w") - Permission denied in /www/www.rapsearch.com/public_html/board/admin/adminfunctions.php on line 158



Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /www/www.rapsearch.com/public_html/board/admin/adminfunctions.php on line 160



Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /www/www.rapsearch.com/public_html/board/admin/adminfunctions.php on line 162



Warning: fopen("./templates/contact_error.html", "w") - Permission denied in /www/www.rapsearch.com/public_html/board/admin/adminfunctions.php on line 158



Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /www/www.rapsearch.com/public_html/board/admin/adminfunctions.php on line 160

and it goes on and on and on.......

Darren Lewis · #**125** 08-21-2002, 06:37 PM

Mist, set the CHMOD of your templates directory to 777.

Dean C · #**126** 08-21-2002, 06:37 PM

never mind

i fixed it hehe

Hooper · #**127** 08-21-2002, 06:48 PM

We need a new hack Chen. A "floating instructions" box that scrolls with the posts. An example of this for this particular thread is the chmod instructions posted throughtout. Give the post writer the option to enable a popup text scroller box that can be input with instructions.

This would allow the scroller box to scroll post to post. Not a big box, just a small 2X2 box.

BrAinZ · #**128** 08-23-2002, 09:31 PM

Can anyone confirm if the "defaul templates missing" bug has been fixed in this yet please?

slashboy · #**129** 08-27-2002, 10:32 AM

i still can't get the default templates out.
Using 2.2.6 with php 2.2

NexDog · #**130** 08-31-2002, 11:24 AM

Bloody Hell, talk about a life saver! Only saved me about a million hours of hard work as I'm doing a clean install on a new server.

I bow to you, Firefly! Good job!

/me most definately clicks INSTALL

FinalFantasy289 · #**131** 08-31-2002, 06:14 PM

I have the same default templete problem on with 2.2.7

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