vB3 Forum Quick Stats Cache Serialize Hack v1.1

vB3 Forum Quick Stats Cache Serialize Hack
Version 1.1
(By Boofo)

What does this hack do?
It will display stats about each forum at the top of that forum. (NOTE: The attachments info will NOT show in forums that have no attachments.) Also included in the hack is Logician's vB2 "Last Post Minute Hack" (with his permission for the vB2 version, of course) optimized and redone for vB3. It now uses NO queries to get the last minute info. This hack will display a link the last post and the time the last post was made (i.e. "1 minute" or "2 days", etc.) as well as the name and link to the last poster in the forum. The stats are cached and the cache is only updated at a time set by you. With an option in the Admin CP, you can reset the time between cache updates without having to edit any more files once this hack is installed. This hack will add 1 optimized query (for the user's threads and replies stats) on a cache read, but since this hack is serialized, the cache read itself will not pull a query. On a cache update, it will add 6 queries to update the datastore. And then drop back down to the one query until the next cache update. This hack will make a cache in the datastore for each forum you have, so you don't have to worry about forums getting cross-cached with this hack. It has been thorughly tested on my site, but as we all know too well, sites can, and often do, vary in the way a hack performs on it. I forsee no problems of any kind on any site in the way this hack functions. It's basically pretty simple and hard to mess up.

Note: This is the setting for the time interval (in minutes) that you want the cache to be updated on. The default value is 10 minutes. The following code is in the forumdisplay.php part of this hack.

$updatetime = 10;

Once you install the Admin CP setting (at the end of this file), you will be able to update this from the Admin CP vBulletin Options settings.

Credits:
A BIG thank you goes out to KirbyDE for all of his guidance and patience while this hack was being written and tested. This hack might never have gotten past the dreamed up state if it wasn't for him. And it definately wouldn't have been finished by now or turned out as optimized as it is. Thank you, my friend. I learned a lot from you on our little adventure here. It was definately worth the trip.

Version Information:
Version 1.0 --Initial release
Version 1.1 --Corrected a few minor potential bugs and re-did the template. Now it has a cleaner look.

Installation overview:
Files to edit: (1)
--forumdisplay.php
Templates to add: (1)
--forumdisplay_quickstats
Templates to edit: (1)
--forumdisplay
Settings to add: (1)
--forumcachetime

Note: The first image below will show the forum quick stats for a forum that has attachments. The second image will show the forum quick stats for a forum that has no attachments.

[gmarik]

This is good. Maybe all the photos included and all the hyperlinks posted in the forum list would be a good add-on for this ...?

[Allan]

nop, in fact, I do not find "$updatetime = 10;"

[FleaBag]

Ahh fantastic, glad to see this move over from vB2.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by FleaBag

Ahh fantastic, glad to see this move over from vB2.

Don't forget the install button in here. You missed it on the other hacks.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Socrate

nop, in fact, I do not find "$updatetime = 10;"

Look again. I see it right here in this piece of code from the hack:

////////////////////////////// BOOFO'S FORUM QUICK STATS CACHE HACK //////////////////////////////
$forumstatscache = unserialize($datastore['forumstatscache']);
$forumstats = $forumstatscache[$forumid];
$updatetime = 10;
$statsupdate = '';

[kauka]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Look again. I see it right here in this piece of code from the hack:

////////////////////////////// BOOFO'S FORUM QUICK STATS CACHE HACK //////////////////////////////
$forumstatscache = unserialize($datastore['forumstatscache']);
$forumstats = $forumstatscache[$forumid];
$updatetime = 10;
$statsupdate = '';

very good hack Boofo. Thank you and clicked install.

[AutomatikStudio]

Maybe I'm just an idiot...but how exactly do you "Turn on DEBUG"? I'm using RC3.

[assassingod]

Add

PHP Code:

$debug = '1'; 


to the end of /includes/config.php (But before the ?>)

[Allan]

Yes, while returning in d?bug mode, that frees much functionality in the options of Vbulletin.

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PHP Code:

$updatetime = 10; 


I does not include/understand, why not have directly to integrate it in the code?

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Socrate

Yes, while returning in d?bug mode, that frees much functionality in the options of Vbulletin.

==============================================

PHP Code:

$updatetime = 10; 


I does not include/understand, why not have directly to integrate it in the code?

Not all boards will want it set to 10 minutes. Some might want it more and some might want it less. This gives you the option to set it to what you want for your site and not have to have it hard-coded. Trust me, this really IS the better way.