Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Auto Birthday Greeter

Info:
This hack automatically creates a birthday thread in the forum you select. Only members that allow their date of birth to be displayed will be listed, and age will be shown only for those who has chosen that. Members are shown in colors defined in usergroup settings. You can choose to exclude inactive members. Several users can be set as greeters (used randomly when posting). Thread will be created first time when someone loads forumhome after midnight.


Notes:
-This executes 1 very simple query on forumhome/in target forum.
-mktime() error? Check out this post.


Installation:
-Import XML file (as product) through AdminCP: Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]


To set options:
Go to: vBulletin Options > VSa - Auto Birthday Greeter


Versions:
v1.0 - Aug 26. 2007.
-Initial release
v1.4 - May 03. 2008.
-Latest vb 3.x version
v2.0 - Feb 17 2010.
-Updated for vB 4
-Added option to disable smilies
v2.0.1 - Feb 28 2010.
-New: Proper Time is now automatically detected
-Fixed: Several compatibility issues
v2.0.2 - Feb 28 2010.
-Fixed: Bug with multiple threads created
v2.0.3 - Mar 02 2010.
-Fixed mktime errors
v2.0.4 - Sep 06 2010.
-Fixed: Another bug with multiple threads created
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v2.0.5 - Sep 16 2010.
-Fixed: Multiple threads
v2.0.6 - Sep 23 2010.
-Fixed: Wrong thread creation time

[ardseidel]

Well there used to be an offset option to make the threads appear later or earlier..... but it was removed.

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by oly51

Mine just kicked in 4 hours early (@20:00). The post had the date as 9/25 not the correct date of 9/26. My server is at GMT -5. Maybe there needs to be a GMT offset setting in the control panel options.

I think for it to work successfully, this is exactly what it needs ...

Regards,
Badger

[spillage]

2.0.6 seemed to work properly for two days, then started the post a day early routine.

Once again disabled.

Keep at it Valter, you'll get it sooner or later.

[oly51]

Originally Posted by oly51

Mine just kicked in 4 hours early (@20:00). The post had the date as 9/25 not the correct date of 9/26. My server is at GMT -5. Maybe there needs to be a GMT offset setting in the control panel options.

Let me correct that post. My server is at GMT-4 (Daylight savings) which would make it it off by 4 hours.

[MichaelDance]

I have VB4.0.7 and it broke my forum. had to remove it for it to work again.

[midnz]

Running vB:4.0.7, Auto Birthday Greeter: 2.0.6

I've had to disable due to multiple threads being generated.

Threads generated for one individual at: 04:09 AM, 07:18 AM & 07:22 AM (GMT +13)
Threads generated for another individual at: 12:01 AM, 04:10 AM & 07:21 AM (GMT +13)

I disabled at 07:23 AM (GMT +13)
Server time GMT -5

[indiancinema]

worked for two days, now again started creating multiple threads

[angelimnot]

worked for a few days.. then multi threads ... like .. 10-12 a day

[-=Leb=-]

Hi valter, sorry for keep coming with bad news. I had to disable the hack coz it started creating multiple threads.

it created like 50 threads for 2 members within like 20 mins.

One question, when i uninstalled it. i got database error, it forced me to reinstall the hack but disabled it temp until the next fix

[Footman]

Never got one single post... don't know why