Major Additions - Pick Em Picks - NFL

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This mod will add a NFL Football Pick Em to your Vbulletin

I did not write the code for the Pick Em, but have been granted permission to re-distribute it and share it. Please be respectful of the author and leave the copyright in place, however you can remove the Paypal donate


Step 1:
Open config.php located in the includes folder of phppickem.1.0.8 and enter database details.

Step 2:
Upload all of the files located in phppickem.1.0.8 and pickempicks.php to your root on your server (do not put these in the same folder).

Step 3: Import the the XML product. admincp--->plugins and products--->manage products--->add/import product


Step 4: Run the install script. www.yoursite.com/phppickem/install
*Follow the on-screen directions. Don't forget to delete file afterwards*

Point your browser to www.yoursite.com/pickempicks.php
Don't forget to make a link to your new page!


Initial Log in for Admin is:

Username: Admin
Password: admin123

Be sure to change that to a password you can remember

To update to the 2012 season. Download Nfl_2012_Schedule (attached) and log into your database via phpmyadmin. Upload the file to your database. This will update your schedule for the upcoming 2012 season.

ENJOY!

This project IS modifiable, so if someone want to take on the task of modifying it to conform more to Vbulletin, by all means be my guest. As it is right now, users will have to create another log in.

As far as I know this should work with all Vbulletin 4 versions, but I have no way of testing that.


Change Log:
Updated version 1.1
Now includes product xml. No need for a
template change.

[Preech]

Is this still using a seperate login from vbulletin.

[Krusty1231]

Originally Posted by Preech

Is this still using a seperate login from vbulletin.

Far as I know it is. I have it installed. No change.

[Bob_R]

Originally Posted by Reycer

2012 Schedule was attached. It's included in the .xml file now. Here it is you can add it manually.

In other words, it's done automatically?

Also, the directions in the README of phppickem 1.0.8 mention to:


Create a MySQL database on your web server, as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.

This does not need to be done, correct?

[Bob_R]

I created the database and when I run the install script it says it cannot connect to database.

FYI: I put the whole phppickem 1.0.8 folder in the root.

I had an index.php in there and didn't want to overwrite it
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EDIT:

I get this when trying to add the tab to my site

Error: The navigation element title is invalid.
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EDIT:

Don't see anything in my AdminCP options

When I do this step ----> Point your browser to www.yoursite.com/pickempicks.php

I get a blank white screen

[Krusty1231]

Originally Posted by Bob_R

In other words, it's done automatically?

Also, the directions in the README of phppickem 1.0.8 mention to:


Create a MySQL database on your web server, as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.

This does not need to be done, correct?

Yes it does.

Step 1:
Open config.php located in the includes folder of phppickem.1.0.8 and enter database details.

Step 2:
Upload all of the files located in phppickem.1.0.8 and pickempicks.php to your root on your server (do not put these in the same folder).

Step 3: Import the the XML product. admincp--->plugins and products--->manage products--->add/import product


Step 4: Run the install script. www.yoursite.com/phppickem/install
*Follow the on-screen directions. Don't forget to delete file afterwards*

Create another database - and use that - not your forum database (this is the way I did it)

I see your white page on your site. There is nothing for the login to connect to.

Once you have created your database and have the relevant information, (Password - Username -path- etc) open the config file in the phppickem folder/includes/ and enter your details.

Upload the folder to where you have it now (I put mine outside my forum) and run the install.php by going to www.yoursite.com/phppickem/install

From there the installer should take over.

[Bob_R]

Getting closer. See screen shot. File not found?

Should the // be in the code below?

// chdir ('/xxxx/xxxx/xxxx/talkclassicrock.com/forums');
require_once('./global.php');

[Bob_R]

Does the site URL in config.php get the /forums?

[Bob_R]

Originally Posted by Krusty1231

Upload the folder to where you have it now (I put mine outside my forum) and run the install.php by going to www.yoursite.com/phppickem/install

From there the installer should take over.

The phppickem folder is in talkclassicrock.com
The pickempicks.php file is in talkclassicrock.com/forums

Once I get to Step 3 of the installer it asks to delete the install file.

I do that

then it says to hit complete

I do that and it takes me to a blank white screen. Is this what should happen?

Here's my pickempicks.php

PHP Code:

<?php


error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);

define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'pickempicks');
define('CSRF_PROTECTION', true);


$phrasegroups = array();

$specialtemplates = array();

$globaltemplates = array('pickempicks',
);

$actiontemplates = array();

// chdir ('/xxxx/xxxx/xxxx/talkclassicrock.com/forums');
require_once('./global.php');



$navbits = construct_navbits(array('' => 'Pick Em Picks'));
$navbar = render_navbar_template($navbits);


$pagetitle = 'Pick Em Picks NFL Weekly Picks';


$templater = vB_Template::create('pickempicks');
$templater->register_page_templates();
$templater->register('navbar', $navbar);
$templater->register('pagetitle', $pagetitle);
print_output($templater->render());

?>

Here is a line from the config.php file in the phppickem folder

PHP Code:

$siteUrl = 'http://www.talkclassicrock.com/forums/'; 


EDIT:

FYI: Found this in an error file

[04-Sep-2012 13:11:42] PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function dl() in /xxxx/xxxx/xxxx/talkclassicrock.com/phppickem/includes/classes/crypto.php on line 31
[04-Sep-2012 13:16:45] PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function dl() in /xxxx/xxxx/xxxx/talkclassicrock.com/phppickem/includes/classes/crypto.php on line 31

[Krusty1231]

Try this:

In your phppickem. php you currently have this:

// chdir ('/xxxx/xxxx/xxxx/talkclassicrock.com/forums');
require_once('./global.php');

remove the talkclassicrock.com

[Bob_R]

Nope.

This is very frustrating. Especially with football beginning tonight.