How do I set a $_REQUEST variable so that an included vB script will use it?

[wIrEs]

i have a custom page that uses a custom template, the template uses a plugin to include a php file, the php file uses the option:

PHP Code:

$vbulletin->options['my_options'] 


to retrieve a setting, i am trying to use this setting inside a php variable:

PHP Code:

$cfg['conf']['avatars'] = $vbulletin->options['my_options']; 


the problem is that the option is not inserted, how can i add options to php variables?

i tried adding

PHP Code:

globals $vbulletin ; 


at the top of the php file but it still does not work.

Another problem i have is that i dont know how to add functions to a custom template too retrieving those functions from a plugin.

[Dismounted]

Originally Posted by wIrEs

i tried adding

PHP Code:

globals $vbulletin ; 


at the top of the php file but it still does not work.

Another problem i have is that i dont know how to add functions to a custom template too retrieving those functions from a plugin.

It's

PHP Code:

global $vbulletin; 


not

PHP Code:

globals $vbulletin ; 


And you add it to the top of the FUNCTION, not the file.

[wIrEs]

i sure did added it on the top of the file, that mistake it's because i wrote my post a lilllte bit too fast.., i have more variables inside it.

[noppid]

As Paul states, if it's a function, put global $vbulletin in the function it self. Not at the top of the file the function is in.

If it's not a function, you won't need a global statement to access $vbulletin.

[wIrEs]

thank you.

[Spinball]

You've all been so helpful with this thread. I couldn't get it to work in the end because when the content was displayed, some variables are not set.
What I'm trying to achieve here is to display a certain thread on a non-vb page on a website on the same server.
Specifically we have a DVD reviews, and I want to display a specific discussion thread below each review.
Isn't this something which would make an awesome hack if released properly?
Are any of you guys interested?

[Kirk Y]

I butchered something together for just such a task a few weeks back - it's not perfect, but it does work.

Go here and download vBExternal, it says it's for 3.5.0 Beta 1 - but don't worry, it doesn't make any modifications to your forum, it doesn't even have any Plugins. Upload those files to your server. https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=83005

Open up the vBExternal.php file and follow on...

Find:

// ---------------------------------------------------
	// FUNCTION: output_UsersOnline
	// DETAIL:   Outputs All Users Online In The Forum
	// ---------------------------------------------------

Add before:

	// ---------------------------------------------------
	// FUNCTION: output_Thread
	// DETAIL:   Outputs the first post from the specified thread
	// ---------------------------------------------------

	function output_Thread($t = "",$a=""){
	global $db, $Data, $vbulletin;

	// Define Forum To Pull From
	$Thread = ($t)? intval($t): '';

		if(!$Thread){
		RunError("No specified thread to pull from.");
		}

	// Load Template
	$Template = LoadTemplate("_thread.html");
	
	// Collect Data
	$NewestNews = $db->query("
			select t.*,p.pagetext
			from ".TABLE_PREFIX."thread t
			left join ".TABLE_PREFIX."post p on(p.postid=t.firstpostid)
			where t.threadid = $Thread
			");


	$parser =& new vB_BbCodeParser($vbulletin, fetch_tag_list());

		while($News = $db->fetch_array($NewestNews)){
		$Data .= ParseTemplate($Template,
							array(
								'threadid'     => $News['threadid'],
								'threadname'   => $News['title'],
								'postuserid'   => $News['postuserid'],
								'postusername' => $News['postusername'],
								'post'         => $parser->do_parse(substr($News['pagetext'], 0, strrpos(substr($News['pagetext'], 0, $a), ' ')) . construct_phrase($vbphrase['read_more_news'], $vbulletin->options['bburl'], $sql['threadid'], $session['sessionurl'])),
								'comments'     => vb_number_format($News['replycount']),
							)	
			);
		}
	doOutput();
	}

Then you need to create a new HTML document in the vBExternal folder, name it _thread.html and fill it with the following contents:

{post}...
<br /><span class="readmore" style="float:right;"><a href='{url}/showthread.php?t={threadid}' class="readmore" style='text-decoration:none;'><strong>[Read More]</strong></a></span>

Then wherever you want to display the first post of a thread, use this:

<?php
output_Thread(2504,1500);
?>

2504 is the ThreadID and 1500 is the Amount of Characters to Display.
Don't forget to CHDIR the file you're placing the code in.

[Spinball]

Thanks acidburn0520.
How difficult would it be to display the entire thread (with login info, reply buttons etc) as it would appear on the normal forum but without the header, footer and nav bar?

[Kirk Y]

Well the Reply Buttons would be easy, as you'd just need the ThreadID -- and there's already a modification that lets you put a Login on a non-vb page.