Automatic Birthday Thread

Automatic Birthday Thread

Description
This Hack creates a birthday thread in the forum you select, an optional report is sent to an eMail address you specify.
You can also choose to give them uCash (if you have uCash installed).

User's privacy selection is taken care of, eg. only those that allow their DOB to be displayed will be listed.

Credits to ChurchMedia for the original vBulletin 3.0 Hack.

Details
1 Product XML (4 settings, 14 phrases)
1 Cronscript


History
1.0.0
Initial Version

1.0.1

• Removed some debug code
• Fixed phrase missing linebreak
• Fixed userlist not being shown in body
• Added option to only list active users

This Hack is unsupported! All support requests except proven bugs will be IGNORED

FAQ

1. Q: This Hack does not work!
   A: Although it is possible that you have discovered a new bug which causes this Hack to not work, there is a good chance that there are other problems:
   • Did you select the correct Forum?
   • Did you enter the correct UserID?
   • Are you using the original phrases?
   • Do you have https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=96018 installed?
     This Hack has a bug which might cause failure.

[divided_by_fear]

ok i set this to hour 1 and it spams my board with threads how can i stop that? i figured it would create one thread for that day for the persons birthday but it post one and keeps going on and post the same threads numerous times... and i have it set on the first hour of the day

882 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:50, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1881 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:45, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1880 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:35, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1879 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:33, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1878 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:32, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1877 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:31, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1876 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:30, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1875 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:29, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1874 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:28, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1873 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:27, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1872 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:24, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1871 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:23, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1870 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:22, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1869 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:21, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27
1868 Automatic Birthday Thread 01:20, 20th Nov 2005 Birthday Thread created for: gizmo27

[outlaw621]

You need to set the cron to run at a specific time and not at every hour. For instance, if you set your cron to run at hour 23 and minute 55 then the birthday script will run everyday at 11:55 PM

Mine is set at 5 0 * * * which runs it at 12:05 AM

[divided_by_fear]

ok i think whats going on is its confliting with the birthday email set up by vbulletin

[outlaw621]

I have not changed the default settings for the birthday email and everything is working correctly. Set your minutes and hour time but leave a * in everything else.

[divided_by_fear]

now these both run off the same cron file right?

[outlaw621]

No. The birthday thread should be includes/cron/birthdaythread.php and thye birthday email should be includes/cron/birthday.php

[divided_by_fear]

ok last question now what happens if say a member registers later then the script is run they wont get picked up?

[Lea Verou]

Something like this but instead of creating threads it made posts in a specific thread would be really useful to me

[GamerJunk.net]

How would I be able to make this show the username and avatars in the post?

[kall]

I am still not getting anything printing for $bday_people ..

Latest version installed over the top of, then removing old one and reinstalling.. does it only fill up if there is more than one birthday person?