Owned Forums / Diaries for your members!

What this hack does
This hack will allow your members to create 'diaries' (the term my site uses)--forums that are "owned" by a member or group of members. The owner(s) will be able to add and delete other owners to their diary, and modify the title/description of their diary.

How it works
When a user would like to create a diary, they will visit /forumdir/newdiary.php and submit their application (username and description of their desired diary). To prevent abuse, the application will be moved to /forumdir/queue.php. An administrator can either deny or confirm the application. If denied, the application is removed from the diary_queue table. If it is confirmed, it is removed from the diary_queue table and created as a new forum.

The file located at /forumdir/diarycp.php will include the statistics of an owner's diary(s), including post count, thread count, latest post, forum name, as well as the 'Edit Diary', 'Add Owner', and 'Delete Owner' functions.

This is only tested on 3.0.5, but I don't see why it wouldn't work on any 3.0.x install. If it doesn't work on 3.0.7 please tell me and I will update my post. Estimated install time is 5 minutes.

This hack will add one table (diary_queue.php), and you need to add 11 templates. You don't need to modify any vB files.

See readme.html for more info .

Version 1.0.1 released July 28, 2005 and Zip updated! Read below for details all who have installed this hack!

Version 1.0.1 should resolve all known bugs.

The following bugs should be fixed:

• All files will be uploaded to the forum directory, not to a separate directory within the forum directory.
• prefs.php is now known as diarycpprefs.php
• The diary index is now /forum/diarycp.php.
• The incorrect file paths (including image paths, navbar paths, etc.) have been resolved.
• All MySQL queries now have a table prefix.
• Minor template bugs have been corrected, including placing the title tags after $headinclude variable to go along with the XSS issue with Internet Explorer 6 that has been corrected in vBulletin 3.0.8. If you have already installed this hack, you will need to change the following templates to place the $headinclude value before the title tag:
  
  • DIARY
    
  • diary_editdiary_addowner
    
  • diary_editdiary_deleteowner
    
  • diary_editdiary_editdiary
    
  • diary_newdiary_main
    
  • diary_newdiary_ty
    
  • diary_queue_main
  
  
• To upgrade, correct the above templates and delete the /diarycp/ directory, then follow step 2 of the installation guide minus uploading install.php.

[jrofosho]

Originally Posted by Andrew111888

Mine does this:

"Please log in."

I log in.

"Thank you for logging in."

"Please log in."

I log in.

"Thank you for logging in."

and so fourth.

Did you try logging in?

[MikaK]

Originally Posted by Andrew111888

I believe I have now resolved all of those bugs.

So it seems. WTG.

-M

[Gutspiller]

Does this hack make these "diaries" continue to work like forums? So I could have my one forum host other sites forums by using this diary hack or does it not look and feel like a forum, but more like a blog?

[Andrew111888]

It works exactly like a forum .

[Yorixz]

Originally Posted by Andrew111888

It works exactly like a forum .

Then will other users also be able to post in it and the owner set as "Moderator"-like? If that's the case I'm defeniately going to install this; exactly what I'm searching for.

[T3MEDIA]

Hi guys... looks hot. But I am not sure exactly what it is. Is this more a "groups" type thing? Like MSN groups? A person can have thier own fourm. If so I am intrested in it as well. Is there anywhere where a normal user can see these "groups" in ummmm a group... lol, and click to join? Like the MOD crew and you can read but cant post until you join this group. or have it totally private depending on the Moderators settings.

I am not intrested in 3.5 until its final so I am very intrested in a 3.0.x version.

That was my only confusion. Thanks.

[T3MEDIA]

Hummm.... I cant seem to see the files.

[Yorixz]

Originally Posted by T3MEDIA

Hummm.... I cant seem to see the files.

Just download his attachment on page 3...

Edit:

I installed this mod but I'm getting errors when I visit diarycp.php and when I confirm a diary.

Error when accessing diarycp.php: (they appear on top; the page itself works)

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in /global.php on line 329

Warning: in_array() [function.in-array]: Wrong datatype for second argument in /includes/functions.php on line 2285

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/functions.php on line 2290

And when confirming a new diary: (Nothing except for this shows up)

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in /global.php on line 329

Warning: in_array() [function.in-array]: Wrong datatype for second argument in /includes/functions.php on line 2285

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/functions.php on line 2290

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/ftpusers/otfans/html/forum/includes/init.php:27) in /queue.php on line 69

I'm using php5, not sure if this would be causing it; hopefully you know a way to solve this.

Edit2:

It does create the forum and set the priveledges correctly; it's just that the errors shouldn't pop up.

[Andrew111888]

Originally Posted by Yorixz

Then will other users also be able to post in it and the owner set as "Moderator"-like? If that's the case I'm defeniately going to install this; exactly what I'm searching for.

The new forum is confirmed and created with the user who submitted the application as the owner. This owner and any owners he adds can post in the forum as well as edit the title and description of the forum. Any user can post in it as well.

Originally Posted by T3MEDIA

Hi guys... looks hot. But I am not sure exactly what it is. Is this more a "groups" type thing? Like MSN groups? A person can have thier own fourm. If so I am intrested in it as well. Is there anywhere where a normal user can see these "groups" in ummmm a group... lol, and click to join? Like the MOD crew and you can read but cant post until you join this group. or have it totally private depending on the Moderators settings.

I am not intrested in 3.5 until its final so I am very intrested in a 3.0.x version.

That was my only confusion. Thanks.

This doesn't use usergroups or anything at all.

I have not tested this on PHP5 so it's quite possible that's the problem. I have also been unable to replicate this error and no one else has posted it, so ensure that you have installed everything correctly and then if you're still getting the error, if possible try and test it on PHP4.

[Yorixz]

Originally Posted by Andrew111888

The new forum is confirmed and created with the user who submitted the application as the owner. This owner and any owners he adds can post in the forum as well as edit the title and description of the forum. Any user can post in it as well.

Thanks, do you also have a possibility that could be causing my errors?