Post Count Modifier - Minimum Post Characters to Count towards Post Count

Please do the following before attempting to install:

1.) Backup your Files before doing anything
2.) Be aware that although I have tested this myself, there may still be problems...If you do not backup your files, I cannot condone your install of this hack...
3.) If you want to Backup your Database, You can - There shouldn't be any need to...

The file you should have is:

postcountmincharshack.txt

Install Info:
Hack Version: 1.0
Files to edit: 3
Templates to add: 0
Templates to edit: 0
Queries to Run: 2
Time to install: Approx 5 Minutes

Credits
Requested by - gohanssj2

Support - I am offering support, but only in THIS THREAD...I unfortunately cannot be here during the coming weeks (Mon-Fri), so therefore you will have to rely on others for assitance, should it be urgent...If you do require assitance, please - Only reply in this thread

Hack info

What does it do? - Basically, you can set a Minimum Characters number per post, per forum, so that if you post a message with a character count of less than the forum requirement, your Post count will not increase, but the Post is posted

Enjoy!

Satan

[Chris M]

No problemo

That always confused me when I first started using Queries...

Satan

[KuraFire]

1) You should replace, in the hack instructions:

}elseif (strlen($message)>$foruminfo[forumpostchars]) {

with:

}elseif (strlen($message)>=$foruminfo[forumpostchars]) {

otherwise, if someone posts the exact same number of characters as is set for that forum, no update query is run at all, and you might get inaccuraces in your usertable (postcounts not matching usertitles anymore, etc. etc. etc. etc.).

The > has to be >=

2) I don't get it - where / why does this hack add one query? I don't see an additional query Anywhere

Good idea for a hack, but I'm gonna implement a different version (basically just a fixed minimum-char-amuont, not forum-specific. Don't need to edit any files except newreply.php and newthread.php )

[Boofo]

Originally posted by KuraFire
Good idea for a hack, but I'm gonna implement a different version (basically just a fixed minimum-char-amount, not forum-specific. Don't need to edit any files except newreply.php and newthread.php )

Let me know when you come up with something. I'd be interested.

[Chris M]

Sounds cool Kura...

And you are absolutely right about >=...

I shall update it soon

Satan

[rburns]

Sorry to seem stupid, I have installed the hack, where do I insert the number of characters needed to advance the post count?

Thanks

[rburns]

Don't worry, found it, thanks

[rburns]

OK, went to my forums today and for some reason all the forums I have applied this too have become forum catagories, also the new hack for these post counts has over placed the Is private Forum Option in the forum modify>edit menu and is a forum (if not will act as catagory) option.

So, my question is, how do I get out of this? and if no one has an answer, how do I uninstall this hack? is there a SQL Query I can run to remove the 2 quries I installed putting this hack in?

Thanks, quick replies would be appreciated.

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[Chris M]

How do you mean overplaced?

And simply run:

ALTER TABLE *tablename* DROP *table*

I forgot what values I used

Satan

[esquared]

Will this work with the store hack?

[Chris M]

Currently no, but I am sure that it could be integrated

Satan