Vbulletin World Map System

Vbulletin World Map Plotting System
Show Your Guest/Members From All Over The World !!!

Summary:

The core of this system I developed approximately 3 years ago but was unable to practically distribute it on vborg due to the fact the GEOIP City Database was a very expensive software product; and it is needed to map IP Addresses to Global Lat/Lon Coordinates.

With the recent availability of a "Lite" version of the City Database I have decided to build from the ground up a new hack that utilizes it to display 2 map structures.

1. Plots Your Current Members/Guest Online available on the Whos Online Page.
2. Plots Your Registered Members last known Coordinates on the Member List Page.
3. Coordinates are calculated from IP Addresses stored in your Forums Database.

Features:

• Automatic & Accurate plotting of your Guest & Members on the WorldMap.
• WorldMap Page to view Both Maps, added to your navbar.
• Enable WOL, Member Plotting Independently
• Control Panel Options
• Specify Plotting Image Type, Size, Color
• Specify Opaque, Alpha Transparency
• Support for Payed Full Version of City Database
• Updates on Scheduled Task Interval
• Map is shown small and expands on Mouseover, then contracts back.

Instructions:

1. Download Zip File
2. Read INSTALL.TXT
3. Run the crontask manually the first time, so it will generate your images.
4. Click Install if you like it

Updates:
3/14/2006 - Forgot to uncomment keep-alive code.
3/12/2006 12:54pm -
1. Added a new Realistic World map
2. Configuration Editor partially remade, allows easier selection of Maps.
3/8/2006 11:35pm - Added a worldmap.php Page, for viewing both maps.
3/8/2006 9:52am - Fixed the jpeg output problem.

Note:

The GEOIP Binary Database can be located here:

http://www.maxmind.com/download/geoi...iteCity.dat.gz

[MrDiaz]

very nice indeed, it would be nice if we could rollover the positions on the map.

*clicks install*

[computer1]

I have install everything and upload all files but I get this error messages howe can I fix this so I can se that ?

My board is v 3.5.4

[jadkar]

Originally Posted by delds

Any way to have the option of providing a location fro a perticular user based on ip ? perhaps a small map beside the user name in each post with ip location (in text), making the small map clickable to open a bigger map with the persons location.

Bingo!!! I too am looking for this!!!


Let me start by saying this is a awesome hack I have read through all the posts and gone through all the "how do I unzip a file" and "how do I stop the auto resizing" questions I finally got to someone who is looking for the same thing I am.

Basically, is there a way to modify the "postbit", and maybe "memberlist" templates to have a link that tosses you to a map showing that particular user?? My forum is basically used for entertainment and it would be neat after having 2 weeks worth on conversations with members to click and see where they are in the world. The way it is set up now seems more like statistics, something the mods would use, not necessarily the members.

I love it though .... please help :banana:

[DementedMindz]

i dont think you will get it anytime soon his Last Activity : 31. Mar 2006...

[jadkar]

Originally Posted by DementedMindz

i dont think you will get it anytime soon his Last Activity : 31. Mar 2006...

Well that stinks This hack is so good, but it's right on the edge of being incredible!! I put it on my site and just as I predicted users said wow.... but what good is it besides just being a "cute trick".

It's good for admins, but makes no sense for users

If there was a way that in the "memberinfo" template it showed that particular user on the map it would be insane!!

[DementedMindz]

Originally Posted by jadkar

Well that stinks This hack is so good, but it's right on the edge of being incredible!! I put it on my site and just as I predicted users said wow.... but what good is it besides just being a "cute trick".

It's good for admins, but makes no sense for users

If there was a way that in the "memberinfo" template it showed that particular user on the map it would be insane!!

i agree im going to remove mine... i dont see a point for it no more and once you have over like 2000 members the map looks like sh!t.... the dots are so close together and really you cant tell what is what... ashame he dont build on it but for now im going to remove mine...

[ConqSoft]

Originally Posted by DementedMindz

i agree im going to remove mine... i dont see a point for it no more and once you have over like 2000 members the map looks like sh!t.... the dots are so close together and really you cant tell what is what... ashame he dont build on it but for now im going to remove mine...

Uhh, that's what it's supposed to do. It shows your membership world coverage. Nothing else. You aren't supposed to be able to see every little dot.

[DementedMindz]

Originally Posted by ConqSoft

Uhh, that's what it's supposed to do. It shows your membership world coverage. Nothing else. You aren't supposed to be able to see every little dot.

i think your brilliant... i know what its suppose to do... it just looks horrible when you get alot of members... plus for now having it installed for a bit now i truely dont see a point in it no more...

[eirche]

brilliant!! i just hope it's not resource intensive

[hcmagix]

German users need this hack only for germany! The beta hack that show members in a german map was adjusted by the coder