getting VB vars to work in a misc php file in the forum directory?

How would I do this? It's a php news file ( http://www.theforumz.com/forumz/frontpage.php ), but I want to use some fo the variables in VB to call numbers and features, like getting the number of people that are online. (I have FireFly's lil' hack) or getting a PM box on the page, etc. I try it and instead of grabbing the variable, it just shows the variable text instead of getting it. Do I need to require certain VB files inorder to get this to work?


If somebody can help me, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!

[Gutspiller]

Maybe I don't understand the quesiton?

If you want to know what code the $headeronline var calls here are the instructions written by you.

************************************************
** Number of online users in header / footer! **
************************************************

1. Add the following code to your phpinclude template (PHP-Parsed code):
************************************************************
// start - get online users (hack by firefly)
$datecut=time()-$cookietimeout;
$headerguests=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM session WHERE userid=0 AND lastactivity>$datecut");
$headerusers=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT(userid)) AS count FROM session WHERE session.userid>0 AND session.lastactivity>$datecut");
$headerguests=$headerguests[count];
$headerusers=$headerusers[count];
$headeronline=$headerguests+$headerusers;
// end - get online users (hack by firefly)
************************************************************

2. Save the template changes.

3. Place $headeronline wherever you want in either your header or footer templates to show number of online users. In addition, you can also use $headerguests to show number of online guests, or $headerusers to show number of online members.

Enjoy the hack. :-)

Is that what you wanted?

[Admin]

*bangs head against nearest wall*

HOW are you using $headeronline?! In a template, file, echoing it, what?

[Gutspiller]

Duh.... me likes VB.. :?:



OK, well since I am still a complete noob and I have no idea what "echoing" even means, it's hard to answer your questions.

If you want to know how I am using it in my forum in my

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file I added this line: <a href="http://www.theforumz.com/forumz/online.php"><b> $headeronline </b></a> Currently Online Users

Other than that I have given you everything I have done. The way I put it in the misc. php file that's in my forum directory, the instructions on how I got the users to be in a var from your instructions, the pages themselves, how I put it into forum pages.

If you want more you will have to convert your speaking to newbie terms, because I still don't understand. Is all I want it to do is make is to that my misc php file that I have in my forum directory to act like my forum templates and when I type $headeronline in my misc php file I don't want it to show "$headeronline", I want it to actually go get the number of people that were online.

Can you please help me to understand what you are saying and what I need to do?


(Sorry for being such a noob)

Thanks.

[M.Smith]

err.... FireFly, how would i be able to call in templates like headinclude, header and footer?

[Gutspiller]

Originally posted by Sn2
err.... FireFly, how would i be able to call in templates like headinclude, header and footer?

If you are looking to include the users online in your header, follow the instructions I posted of FireFly's in post 11 of this thread. ( https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...814#post225814 )

[M.Smith]

no, i mean actually call a template into a misc php file that has global.php included.