Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Auto Birthday Greeter

Info:
This hack automatically creates a birthday thread in the forum you select. Only members that allow their date of birth to be displayed will be listed, and age will be shown only for those who has chosen that. Members are shown in colors defined in usergroup settings. You can choose to exclude inactive members. Several users can be set as greeters (used randomly when posting). Thread will be created first time when someone loads forumhome after midnight.


Notes:
-This executes 1 very simple query on forumhome/in target forum.
-mktime() error? Check out this post.


Installation:
-Import XML file (as product) through AdminCP: Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]


To set options:
Go to: vBulletin Options > VSa - Auto Birthday Greeter


Versions:
v1.0 - Aug 26. 2007.
-Initial release
v1.4 - May 03. 2008.
-Latest vb 3.x version
v2.0 - Feb 17 2010.
-Updated for vB 4
-Added option to disable smilies
v2.0.1 - Feb 28 2010.
-New: Proper Time is now automatically detected
-Fixed: Several compatibility issues
v2.0.2 - Feb 28 2010.
-Fixed: Bug with multiple threads created
v2.0.3 - Mar 02 2010.
-Fixed mktime errors
v2.0.4 - Sep 06 2010.
-Fixed: Another bug with multiple threads created
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v2.0.5 - Sep 16 2010.
-Fixed: Multiple threads
v2.0.6 - Sep 23 2010.
-Fixed: Wrong thread creation time

[utahraves]

I had 6 threads created on my forum between 11 and 1125pm LAST NIGHT.

3 threads for each day. There is totally something wrong with this update. My server time is completely different than the time I use on my forum. I use MST for my forum but my server is hosted in California.

See screen shot.
This was working PERFECTLY before I upgraded.

[edit] It actually created 7 threads --- I am deleting all but the one people are replying to. The one I didn't notice actually did go at Midnight. [/edit]

[KEKforce]

Originally Posted by SteveV

I can not upgrade the PHP because the host needs to do that.
I checked the member settings and de birthday was set correct.

Is it possible to upload the previous version because that one worked perfect.

V2.0

Working

[Valter]

v2.0.2 - Feb 28 2010.
-Fixed: Bug with multiple threads created

To upgrade:
-Import product XML, allow overwrite

[voglermc]

Mine is doing it at 11pm the day before the birth date. Can this be fixed for the actual date?

[filosofo@vodafo]

to my still giving me this problem both version. v2.0.1 or v2.0.2
Warning: mktime() expects parameter 1 to be long, string given in [path]/includes/class_bootstrap.php(399) : eval()'d code on line 153

[Jonluci]

Installed 2.0.2.
Multiple threads are created still

[KEKforce]

Originally Posted by filosofo@vodafo

to my still giving me this problem both version. v2.0.1 or v2.0.2
Warning: mktime() expects parameter 1 to be long, string given in [path]/includes/class_bootstrap.php(399) : eval()'d code on line 153

same here...

[utahraves]

more duplicating threads than before

[princeedward]

yap tried also this updates....and it really create many new birthday threads on the same forum section....it run crazy...all same date and also for tomorrow birthday...it really run like crazy ...
had a problem about not working auto...and now i install this...yes it create thread auto...but non-stop LOL!

my members laugh about this now...

well we have to wait for Valter to fix this...so we have to be more patience guys...

[utahraves]

Originally Posted by princeedward

yap tried also this updates....and it really create many new birthday threads on the same forum section....it run crazy...all same date and also for tomorrow birthday...it really run like crazy ...
had a problem about not working auto...and now i install this...yes it create thread auto...but non-stop LOL!

my members laugh about this now...

well we have to wait for Valter to fix this...so we have to be more patience guys...

Yeah I know what you mean. A lot of my forum people are a-holes and are always criticizing my every change on my board. Jerks.