Miscellaneous Hacks - Randomize your background every refresh!

this is a simple .php file, and small "Style Vars" edit to make it so your background changes on your forum every time you refresh the page, using the popular extensions, such as .jpg, and .png.


rotate.php

PHP Code:

<?PHP 
$dir = 'images/blood/backgrounds/'; //change this to the directory where your background images are from the root directory!
$images = array(); 
$extensions = array('png', 'jpg', 'gif'); 
 
if (!file_exists($dir)) 
 die('directory not found'); 
 
$fp = @opendir($dir); 
 
while ($file = @readdir($fp)) 
{ 
 $info = pathinfo($file); 
 if (in_array($info['extension'], $extensions)) 
  $images[] = $file; 
} 
 
@closedir($fp); 
 
$bg = mt_rand(0, count($images) - 1); 
header('Location: ' . $dir . $images[$bg]); 
?>

put this file into your root directory.

Make sure to change the directory to the background images you want!


Changing the Style Var via doc_background

1. Go to your admincp, click "Style Manager"
2. select your favorite skin on the drop down menu select "Style Vars"
3. in the Style Vars menu, search for "doc_background"
4. Once there replace the Background Image field with url(location of your rotate.php) ex: url(phpfiles/rotate.php) then hit save.

And your finished!

Demo: http://gamingsync.com


Credits
Darkness
I did not create this, but tested it, and had the idea for it, had permission to share this.

[LGKeiz]

Originally Posted by SamDelgado

I am getting this error with the script when I go directly to the script url

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/content/05/5148505/html/toplolclips/images/warrior/backgrounds/rotate.php:1) in /home/content/05/5148505/html/toplolclips/images/warrior/backgrounds/rotate.php on line 21

What am I doing wrong?

Make sure rotate.php is in your ROOT directory, not your images directory.

[LGKeiz]

Originally Posted by SamDelgado

I am getting this error with the script when I go directly to the script url

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/content/05/5148505/html/toplolclips/images/warrior/backgrounds/rotate.php:1) in /home/content/05/5148505/html/toplolclips/images/warrior/backgrounds/rotate.php on line 21

What am I doing wrong?

Try placing rotate.php in your root vBulletin folder if it isn't already there.

[LGKeiz]

Originally Posted by NNJJ

didnt work for me i dont know why

What errors are you getting?

[NNJJ]

no error just nothing appear as background
i check paths and all redo but still nothing appear
i have 4.3

[LGKeiz]

Originally Posted by NNJJ

no error just nothing appear as background
i check paths and all redo but still nothing appear
i have 4.3

Please provide the following information:

• Location of rotate.php (full URL if possible)
• Location of background images you wish to use (full URL if possible)
• The second line of rotate.php. ($dir = ...)
• The Background Image field of doc_background in Style Vars.

Also, the script has been slightly modified. I uploaded and pasted the wrong code but it shouldn't have caused any errors either way.

[jimfries]

I attempted to use this, thought it would be a fun update for the website, however I only get a black background when I try.

Location of rotate.php: Root directory
- www.distortedguild.com/rotate.php

Location of background images: /images/backgrounds/
- http://www.distortedguild.com/images.../Cataclysm.jpg

Second line of rotate.php: $dir = 'images/backgrounds/';
(attempted using $dir = '/images/backgrounds/'; also, but still was not successful.

The background image field of doc_background in Style Vars: url(rotate.php)


Hope that info helps.

[LGKeiz]

rotate.php is detecting that the directory isn't found.

try another directory..

"directory not found"

I will get my developer to help you out as soon as I can.

[davidmoon]

This is working awesome for me ... though I'm only rotating 5 backgrounds.

[Bouncer222]

I installed this, but it's not working for me. Can anyone help me? You can only see it while the page is changing. But once its finished loading, its the same background on it, the one that's set by the style.

My guess is the style is custom coded differently or something? IDK.
Would appreciate any help. I set the stylevar image url to: url(images/backgrounds)

[JasonReynolds]

Great mod thanks