[HTL] Hack Tracking Log

This Hack is released under an EverythingvB.com
FullAttribution-LimitedDerivs-LimitedTranslation License

Hack Tracking Log
Version: 1.00 Gold
vB-version: 3.0.0 RC 3
Developer: KuraFire
Install-difficulty: Easy
File-edits: 3
Template-edits: 0

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Official Hack Tracking Log Product page:
www.everythingvb.com/products/htl/
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Brief Description of the Hack:
The Hack Tracking Log is an advanced system for maintaining all your vBulletin hacks. You use it to install and / or create hacks, and it will automate many processes for the Admin.

Last update: Tuesday, January 27 (03:33 am CET)
The earlier bug fix caused a new bug to arise. Yes, you may smack me with the cluebat. I f00ked up in my bugfix. *slaps self*
Anyhoo, to patch your install, just overwrite your admincp/hackadmin.php with the new version found in the NEW ZIPFILE, attached below.
I've improved the entire

Former update: Monday, January 26 (2:42 PM CET)
BUG FOUND! A minor, harmless bug was found in the Make vB.org Post section of /admincp/hackadmin.php - to upgrade, re-download the zipfile (clear your cache first!) and overwrite hackadmin.php on your server with the new one. If you haven't yet installed the HTL, make sure to get the latest download and you should be fine. Thanks Rein for the report ^_^


Information on the HTL:
The Hack Tracking Log is an advanced utility for vBulletin administrators (in particular). It allows you to create, manage, install and track vBulletin hacks in detail. For a full features overview, please see the HTL Features Overview on EverythingvB.com That place also holds the full official HTL Documentation, including a F.A.Q. and a Step by Step guide to making a new Hack.


For GENERAL QUESTIONS:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=60582


For BUGS and OTHER SUPPORT:
http://www.everythingvb.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4


IMPORTANT and/or USEFUL READS!
Advantages to using the HTL
How to Support the HTL
Why should I make HTL-only hacks?


HACK INSTALLATION DETAILS:
New files for this Hack:
/admincp/hackadmin.php
/cpstyles/vBulletin_3_Default/hacklog.gif
/cpstyles/vBulletin_3_Silver/hacklog.gif
/includes/adminfunctions_hacklog.php
/includes/adminfunctions_installroutine.php
/includes/config_htl.php
/hacklog.php

Files modified for this Hack:
/admincp/index.php
/includes/adminfunctions_navpanel.php
/includes/adminfunctions_template.php

New templates for this Hack:
HACKLOG
hacklog_overviewbit
hacklog_hack

New DB tables for this Hack:
hack
hacklog


Tutorial:
How to easily Upgrade your vBulletin using the Hack Tracking Log


PLANNED FOR 1.1:
- Uninstallation of Hacks (section is unfinished atm);
- Text file generators (for vB.org's policy);
- A more flexible List All Modifications page;
- More sensible template insertion (all styles at once)
- Select All link above File/template edit fields for easy selecting (src)
- new vBoption: Restrict hack access to the Allowed Userid's field (yes/no).
Things from these two threads:
http://everythingvb.com/showthread.php?t=27
http://everythingvb.com/showthread.php?t=33


Version 1.1 will come fairly soon, so make sure to Install this hack so that you will receive the update when it comes

Statistics:
- 4702 lines of code
- 616 lines of XML (phrases, templates, settings)
- 229 Kb worth of Hack data

Have fun


COMMON PITFALLS DURING INSTALL:
If you have problems, see the Help section of the Documentation


This post was generated by the Hack Tracking Log

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by eXtremeTim

Thats the way i feel but with some of the new changes in some of the hacks that im able to do with this easy using the htl like the settings im not sure if i will have two versions for all my hacks. Time was the reason i never made talkerbot 2.0.3 which now that this is here and making it alot less time consuming for me to add and distibute the settings changes and stuff for it I am now making version 2.0.3

once you make one installer for vB3 its not hard to make another, i use the same one again and again

it inserts phrases / settings / templates

for each hack i come out with its just a matter of filling in the right stuff

[gmarik]

gotta see what it is

[eXtremeTim]

I dont have time to make an installer. :-/

[KuraFire]

Originally Posted by squawell

Kura this a great hack BUT i still got this problem

Invalid or empty Hack Tracking Log Installer file specified

this is my ftp up log(about the Hack_Tracking_Log.htl)

 200 PORT Command successful.
 STOR Hack_Tracking_Log.htl
 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for Hack_Tracking_Log.htl.
 226 Transfer complete.
 Transferred: Hack_Tracking_Log.htl 17,703 bytes in 1.16 (14.88 KBps)

and my server is WIN2K,any idea??thankz....

Follow these simple steps and let me know if that helps:

1. Clear your cache;
2. Re-download the zipfile from the first post;
3. open it up, and verify in upload/includes/adminfunctions_hacklog.php around line 565 that the line reads like this:
   
   PHP Code:

   $handle   = fopen($file, "rb"); 

   and NOT without the "b" in there (the former version had only "r", the new has "rb")
4. If it doesn't, manually add the b there. If/once it does, upload those files to your server and overwrite the existing ones.
5. Try again.

The problem with that is that Windows servers using a certain version of PHP (or any version lower than a certain version) will not treat the file properly, so the binary flag (the "b") has to be specified for those people. I've updated that in the zipfile so any downloads from now on SHOULD be fine...

[KuraFire]

Originally Posted by eXtremeTim

Not seing an import option. :-/

Upload the .htl file to your htlfiles/ directory, then go to Install Hack, choose the Nowplaying hack that should now be there, hit Install, and on the next screen, you will have 4 radio buttons at the bottom:

Import into database only - no changes
Do a complete, Real Install
Do a test run (shows file- and template edits)
Do a verbose test run (shows exact contents of each step)

Choose the first one (Import into database only) and it will add it to your database

[FlyingDutchman]

whoa, interesting

gonna install this afternoon

[squawell]

Originally Posted by KuraFire

Follow these simple steps and let me know if that helps:

1. Clear your cache;
2. Re-download the zipfile from the first post;
3. open it up, and verify in upload/includes/adminfunctions_hacklog.php around line 565 that the line reads like this:
   
   PHP Code:

   $handle   = fopen($file, "rb"); 

   and NOT without the "b" in there (the former version had only "r", the new has "rb")
4. If it doesn't, manually add the b there. If/once it does, upload those files to your server and overwrite the existing ones.
5. Try again.

The problem with that is that Windows servers using a certain version of PHP (or any version lower than a certain version) will not treat the file properly, so the binary flag (the "b") has to be specified for those people. I've updated that in the zipfile so any downloads from now on SHOULD be fine...

hello Kura.i redownload the zip and follow the step like u say,BUT it still cant work

for me,any idea?thankz

[KuraFire]

Originally Posted by squawell

hello Kura.i redownload the zip and follow the step like u say,BUT it still cant work

for me,any idea?thankz

Are you sure that the line now says "rb" ?

[sabret00the]

great work on getting this out

[KuraFire]

Originally Posted by sabret00the

great work on getting this out

Thanks Sabe!