vB Easy Archive - Search Engine Spiderable Hack!

Ok, as a lot of users have installed my vB Easy Archive Hack i've decided to release a vB3.5 Version as well. Note that vB3.5 is currently in beta, and so is my hack as well!

As vB3 already comes with an build in Archive System, it's not that needed than it was in vb2, but for all of you, who have installed the vb2 version and don't want to loose their indexed Pages, this one is for you

I'm lazy and therefore will copy the Releasetext of vb2 by SkuZZy.

About this hack

This hack will help get all your threads listed in google and other search engines and get your threads easily spidered! It works by creating an archive and turning all your posts into .html format. It doesn't actually create the .html files though, but google thinks they are real! It uses mod_mime. If you don't have mod_mime, you will still be able to install this hack, just read the install.txt for help then.

What does it do?

The purpose of this hack are to get your keywords from your forums listed in google and get people visiting them! Since these are all pure text and don't use tables or excess font tags, they are very friendly on bandwidth! This will display all your files in a nice text format that google will absolutely love! Visit the online demo below to see it in action!

Online Demo

To view a demo of this script, visit this site:
http://www.strategy-forum.de/easy_archive/

Requirements

Apache
vBulletin 3.x
mod_mime installed (not absolutelly required, but recommended)
.htaccess
5 minutes of your time...


Known Problems/Confusion

Mod_mime - It is recommended to have mod_mime installed to run these scripts. Mod_mime is a free module which enables a directive called "ForceType". This allows you to use the .htaccess file included to force your files into php mode, which allows simple URL's, without .php in them. If you can see the front page of your archive, but get an error page when you click on any links then this is your problem. To fix it, you will need to install mod_mime, or ask your host to do it. It's a FREE module. For more information, visit http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_mime.html
If you want to run vb Easy Archive without mod_mie, please look into the install.txt

Private forums - Private forums are NOT shown and they will NOT be spidered. Some people say the private forums show up, that is because you are logged in as the admin and the archive uses permissions. So anyone who has permission to view the private forums on your forums, will beable to view them on the archives also. But if you log out of your account OR log into an account that doesn't have access to them, then you won't beable to view them

Forumlist yes, but threadlist no - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....5&postcount=91
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=153

Credits
SkuZZy aka Adam J. de Jaray, who gets my Special Thanks for his modifications, releasing and of course his Support to my Script's vb2 version. Note, he does not have anything to do with the vb3 version, but without him, there wouldn't have been the vb2 version and therefore i would never have released the one for vb3

Agreement

By using these scripts & installing them, you agree to leave the small (virtually unnoticable) copyright text and links at the bottom of all pages. You also agree to leave jelsoft's copyright there as well. You can modify the scripts much as you want, but this portion must remain intact (links must stay) and visible. This is all I ask

Download Final

To install, just download the file below and open the "install.txt" file. All is explained there. Installation should only take a couple of minutes. If you have problems with this script, post them in this thread and I will try and get around to answering them.

[wisam74us]

I finished my tests on my back up server and every thing working good .. but yesterday when I moved the staff to the main server .. the hack stop working and I get a strange message (not english language)
would u take a look
http://zaidal.com/229/vba/forum/15-1.html

[noppid]

Originally Posted by wisam74us

I finished my tests on my back up server and every thing working good .. but yesterday when I moved the staff to the main server .. the hack stop working and I get a strange message (not english language)
would u take a look
http://zaidal.com/229/vba/forum/15-1.html

Did you adjust the config.php for the live board? I'm guessing the URL's in there are to your test board and not your live board.

[wisam74us]

No it s for the live on .. it is working now thanks for the replay
I change the way to get the forum ID through the url ..

[dutchbb]

i get this sometimes

"Invalid thread! "

[mindfrost82]

I keep getting "Page Cannot Be Found"

It tries to go to www.domain.com/search/forum/something.html.

My forums are not in a /forum subdirectory, and I do not have that in the config.php.

Any ideas?

[xtreme-mobile]

Originally Posted by Triple_T

i get this sometimes

"Invalid thread! "

see reply number 34

[Sal Collaziano]

Could anyone take on the challenge to get this archive to work with the CoOp Ad Network?

[HUMMERh3]

Is Mod-mime a file that you actually download...or is it a piece of code you copy and paste? I went to http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_mime.html
and I couldn't figure out how to install mod-mime. Can anybody please tell me how to dowload or what to look for?
THANKS!

[HUMMERh3]

Question on the two parts of installation:

[Step 2] Open up config.php and edit the variables inside it. Be sure not to include trailing slashes on any of the URL's.

What varibles should I look for? I'm new to this so any information is helpful.

[Step 3] Upload all 8 files (.htaccess, archive_functions.php config.php, footer.php, forum, header.php, index.php and topic) in ASCII mode to the new directory you created in Step 1.

Where do I get these 8 files...Do I simply make them up or copy them from the actual Forum??

[Omranic]

thnx very much
it works good at all EXEPT one issue which when you clicked (Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images) you have the domain.ext/showthread.php?threadid=$threadinfo[threadid]

knowing that i'm installing forums in sub directory called vb & i have edited the variable ($archive_options['forumurl']) in config.php file to the correct URL (domain.com/vb) without TRAILING SLASH

thouth i think that hack catching the domain name only in linking operation for topics & discard any thing after .ext (ie: .com)

Need to clear this Issue to fix it

I Can Fix It through topic file by putting forums directory after $forumurl & before showthread.php?threadid=$threadinfo[threadid] @ line 86

I know that this is a silly fix but its temporary till you tell us the solve .

Regards