New Posting Features - New Posts show up in external website.

Hey Guys,

Well I have been looking for something like this everywhere but just couldn't find it, being a basic coder I just couldn't get my head round it, but I tried my best and this is the outcome.

What is it?
Maybe you have a forum and a HTML/PHP website (externally) and you want it to show the latest post in a little navbit or what not, well this is the answer. It's something I whipped up in a few minutes so don't expect anything awesome.

It only shows the latest post, ideal for a little in line frame in the corner of your site.

| 2x Files
|- db.php
|- index.html


Ok, first you need to create a new PHP file called "db.php" (I advise something more harder to guess ?*$&*hy8^5t) once done, put this code in. Make sure you edit it to your MYSQL settings.

PHP Code:

<?
$dbh=mysql_connect ("localhost", "YOUR_DB_USER", "YOUR_DB_PASS***WORD") or die ('I cannot connect to the database because: ' . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db ("YOUR_DB_NAME");
$mysql_table=post
?>

After that create "index.php" or what ever you want to call it.

PHP Code:

<style type="text/css">
<!--
.style1 {
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.style2 {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-style: italic;
}
body,td,th {
    color: ffffff;
}
body {
    background-color: #797979;
}

-->
</style>
<span class="style1">
<?
include("EDIT THE FILE PATH TO THE DB.php FILE");
$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM $mysql_table");
$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `$mysql_table`
ORDER BY `postid` DESC
LIMIT 0 , 1");
if(mysql_error()) {
print(mysql_error());
}
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($query)) {


echo "

".$row['title']." -
".$row['username']."
<p>
";
}
?>
</span>









<span class="style2">
<?
include("EDIT THE FILE PATH TO THE DB.php FILE");
$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM $mysql_table");
$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `$mysql_table`
ORDER BY `postid` DESC
LIMIT 0 , 1");
if(mysql_error()) {
print(mysql_error());
}
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($query)) {


echo "

".$row['pagetext']."
<p>
";
}
?>
</span>

Then upload, make sure you change the file paths, like I said this is not good at all, but might come in handy for some. It is easy to install and I do expect to be making upgrades (to post more than 1 post etc).

You can add more info to the 'index.php' file, for example the IP address it was made posted by, by putting.

PHP Code:

".$row['ipaddress']." 


You can replace ipaddress and put anything, these are your options.

postid
threadid
parentid
username
userid
title
dateline
pagetext
allowsmilie
showsignature
ipaddress
iconid
visible
attach
infraction
reportthreadid

Have fun, I know this is a sort of bad mod so don't flame . I am new to this and it's just the start .

Jac

[TCE Killa]

Is there a way to make it show a new thread - first post of new thread in a certain forum of your choice? Thanks.