Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Auto Delete/Move Thread After X days

What does this hack do ?
This is second version of Auto Delete/Move Hacks, this hack can delete the zero post threads that was created before X days in your specific forums or it can move the zero post threads to specific(Archive) through scheduled task, by defualt delete the zero post every ten days, sure you can change the period as you want,
this is where the Auto Delete After X Days comes in handy!

Features:

• Turn On/Off system "All system".
• Turn On/Off Move system.
• Turn On/Off Delete system.
• Specific forums "this hack will work on this forums only".
• Specific forums " Archive Forums".
• Protected Users.
• Delete Type (soft/hard).
• Created days.
• NO Code Modifications needed!

Install instructions:

1- Upload the file to forum/includes/cron.
2- Import the Product XML file through your Admincp.
3- Enjoy.

NOTE:
Do not forget to review the hacks options in vBulletin options under "Auto Delete/Move After X Days " to set it as you want, the defualt setting are:-
- Soft delete for the threads that have zero replay and created before 30 days ago.
- protected user that have id 1 & 2.
- it will running every ten days.
- check the attachments.


that's all
Any questions, comments, suggestions, pleaes let me know

Enjoy!

[TigerWare]

I had some trouble with the install, as have a few others. See my post 27 note. I don't think the author has ever come back with an answer, or an update to this one that does keep popping up. I had to create the CRON job by hand for this mod to work. As it stands, once the CRON job is set, it runs beautifully.

[thepub]

how do you create the CRON job by hand? I'd like to install this on my forum but am not sure I understand what needs to be done to make it work properly.

[zappan]

i can report strange behavior when hard delete used... server hangs..

i modified queries in the php file to match my wanted settings (not stickies and filter by last post time, instead of date created), soft delete works, physical delete hangs the httpd process. strange.

[AWJunkies]

Works on 3.6.8 P2 when you create the task yourself cause he programed it all wrong for it to auto install.

[REVHEAD]

Any news on this updated cron or whatever you guys are talking about? I am not a coder and have just installed a rss feeder to my forums and would like this to work on 3.6.8.

Help appreciated

[fta2k]

Installed...

Super simple, thanks allot

[DieselMinded]

Can this be made to Close threads in my support forum if no reply in 10 days ?

[majordork82]

i'm having the same issue as someone above and I have NO idea how to fix it....Here is what it says when i go to run the scheduled task that I created:

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ') AND `dateline` <= '1206141687'' at line 2
Error Number : 1064

[majordork82]

nevermind, i figured it out. The program doesn't like it if you leave the protected users blank

[furnival]

Installed and added the cron via scheduled task manager.

Would prefer excluded user groups feature to just excluded user ids, but all in all a great hack. Thank you!