Custom Avatars as Files (updated for vBulletin 2.2.2)

Updated for vBulletin 2.2.2, 5th February 2002

Since there has been so much demand for this, I wrote a hack that will allow you to store all your custom avatars as files, rather than in the mySQL database.



Doing this will have the following benefits:

• Avatars folder can be protected by .htaccess (Apache only) to prevent bandwidth stealing
• No SQL queries or PHP code required to display custom avatars - server load decreases
• No cacheing issues with Internet Explorer 5.5, so server bandwidth use should decrease

The install script will make the necessary modifications to your database, install a control panel option to switch the file-based avatars on, and convert your existing custom avatars from the database into files.

All avatar options that are present when using the standard mySQL avatar system are still present, and users will not notice a difference in the interface.

Full instructions for altering your PHP files are included in the zip file.

Once you have made the necessary modifications to the PHP scripts, you should run the enclosed install_favatar.php script from your admin/ folder.

[Cocomiel]

The REAL working hack be found here

but Bira will try to continue bumping this thread forever (although he stolen my code, and his instructions still does not works) to stop people downloading my hack (which in fact, works) that have more features and allows you to select the custom avatars folder and no file modifications are needed to install).

Such attitude stopped me in releasing other hacks i've developed.

Bira, you should help the vB community, not Kier.
You can BAN me, i dont care

[FWC]

Originally posted by Cocomiel
but Bira will try to continue bumping this thread forever

Huh? What are you talking about? Bira hasn't posted in this thread since December 5. I would hardly call that bumping. Of course, you just bumped this thread with your post.

[Jawelin]

Originally posted by Jawelin

Sorry but - me too - have found in this long thread a lot of CONFLICTING solutions and got confused at all.

Even, lookin' at Bira's homepage, I found the 2.0 hack only....
I agree the [2.2.1] prefix on the post means the hack itself is upgraded to work on that version.... THE HACK, not a dozen of answers from everybody to the original author..

Thank you

I'm bumpin'up now ...
I gov very confused by this contest; more, as I have very hacked 2.2.1 board , none of the installer works correctly as they don't find the strings!

Could someone put an END WORD to this challenge ?
Neither I agree with the sentence 'this isn't updated any more because it'll be released NEXT YEAR with vb3 ...

What are the difference between Kier's (Bira's) and Cocomiel's ones ?

Thanks a lot.

[Jawelin]

Originally posted by bira
DarkReaper, I think that's what I did some 6 or so posts up

Sorry but member.php and user.php are much different than the Kier's 2.0 version.
So many of us got confused when trying to replace - even by hand - a non existing or different texts.
Even the Cocomiel's version doesn't resolve the problem, as each of ones seems a slight cut & paste of the other ones ....
:surprised



Is it possible after SIX MONTHS of challenge, none of you gave a DECENT version of this hack ?

Sorry for my phrases, but I think it isn't acceptable from coder or people they want to help some other.

Thanks

[Jawelin]

Finally, could someone (Kier, Bira or ... ?? ) put a final word about this contest and, WAITING the science-fiction VB v3.0, give us an upgraded and working version for 2.2.2 ?

I would expected such a prefix in this thread, but it seems absolutely forgotten by the authors, the moderators and everybody, just like the Cocomiel's version.
Both, as already said, aren't accurate and simply a cut&paste of v2.0.x code overwritten upon the not-compatible v2.2.x code.

Hope this will have finally an affirmative solution.
Thanks.

[Jawelin]

Originally posted by Cocomiel
The REAL working hack be found here

No. Your version, along with this one, doesn't work on v2.2.x as it has copied code from 2.0.3 and pasten over 2.2.1 code without changing anything, even the underlying code is much different !

That should be the right end of a very uncomfortable story ?

Thnx

[Kier]

Oh this is getting tedious.

Give me 10 minutes and I will post some code that will work in the latest versions of vB, seeing as no one seems able to do it for themselves...

[Jawelin]

Originally posted by Kier
Oh this is getting tedious.

Give me 10 minutes and I will post some code that will work in the latest versions of vB, seeing as no one seems able to do it for themselves...

Thanks, Kier.
Much appreciated, even I dont agree with you.
I understand all these (two) threads are tedious and boring, but they gave a not-so-good light on hacker's professionality.
I would even able to make the corrections myself (as I did for similar hacks like store attachments as files by PPN in Beta section), but that thread is much different from this' tone level.
Here and on Cocomiel's one everything was said and all the opposite, without leading to anything different from a great and diffused confusion.

Actually is a very small problem, but do you think 167+70 replies shouldn't have completely discovered the theme ?

Thanks for you work, hwr.
Bye

[Kier]

A new and improved install script, together with new hacking instructions are attached to the first post in this thread.

[Jawelin]

Thank you so much!!!!
Hope this'll be a conclusive word.
I'll jump there!
Thnx