Vbulletin World Map System

Vbulletin World Map Plotting System
Show Your Guest/Members From All Over The World !!!

Summary:

The core of this system I developed approximately 3 years ago but was unable to practically distribute it on vborg due to the fact the GEOIP City Database was a very expensive software product; and it is needed to map IP Addresses to Global Lat/Lon Coordinates.

With the recent availability of a "Lite" version of the City Database I have decided to build from the ground up a new hack that utilizes it to display 2 map structures.

1. Plots Your Current Members/Guest Online available on the Whos Online Page.
2. Plots Your Registered Members last known Coordinates on the Member List Page.
3. Coordinates are calculated from IP Addresses stored in your Forums Database.

Features:

• Automatic & Accurate plotting of your Guest & Members on the WorldMap.
• WorldMap Page to view Both Maps, added to your navbar.
• Enable WOL, Member Plotting Independently
• Control Panel Options
• Specify Plotting Image Type, Size, Color
• Specify Opaque, Alpha Transparency
• Support for Payed Full Version of City Database
• Updates on Scheduled Task Interval
• Map is shown small and expands on Mouseover, then contracts back.

Instructions:

1. Download Zip File
2. Read INSTALL.TXT
3. Run the crontask manually the first time, so it will generate your images.
4. Click Install if you like it

Updates:
3/14/2006 - Forgot to uncomment keep-alive code.
3/12/2006 12:54pm -
1. Added a new Realistic World map
2. Configuration Editor partially remade, allows easier selection of Maps.
3/8/2006 11:35pm - Added a worldmap.php Page, for viewing both maps.
3/8/2006 9:52am - Fixed the jpeg output problem.

Note:

The GEOIP Binary Database can be located here:

http://www.maxmind.com/download/geoi...iteCity.dat.gz

[Trigunflame]

Still waiting for stefan, or brad to get on... then I can update this hack..

[vauge]

I actually got it working with that pic, but it is like 500k - way too huge.

Moved it over slighty to be in line with the other maps.

Example: http://www.debatepolitics.com/worldmap.php

[ZeroMage]

Hwo do you take out the auto resizing?

[vauge]

I removed these from the template:

from the body onload remove (2x):
, $vboptions[wmp_defaultsize]

and from the table(2x):
<a href="#" onmouseover="wmpsu('wmp_members', 1080, 539)" onmouseout="wmpsd('wmp_members', $vboptions[wmp_defaultsize])">

[Darat]

Originally Posted by vauge

I actually got it working with that pic, but it is like 500k - way too huge.

Moved it over slighty to be in line with the other maps.

Example: http://www.debatepolitics.com/worldmap.php

Saved as a jpeg you can get it down to a reasonable 42k.

[Trigunflame]

Update:

3/12/2006 12:54pm -
1. Added a new Realistic World map
2. Configuration Editor partially remade, allows easier selection of Maps.

[DementedMindz]

damn Trigunflame your really coding alot here... and all of it is nice work thanks

[Tracer Gun Kata]

Updated with no problems.. looks great

[steven s]

Originally Posted by Tracer Gun Kata

Updated with no problems.. looks great

Same here. Gotta love plugins and those who are willing to share.
Thanks!

I just wish I could have a isolated version.
Something that only looks at a small geographic area.

[wrang]

Hope for a help this time:

Is it possible to just have a map over europe or Scandinavia (Sweden/Norway/Denmark/Finland)

I just have a few member outside this contrys becouse its a swedsih spooken forum.

Hope for some answer

Betst regards