threadBOT: The Thread Provider

WHAT:
This hack will create threads at regualar intervals in the forum you specify and with the body text you specify on a thread by thread basis

WHY:
Because your forums are probably dead or you just wanna make sure you continue in the persut of quality topic-specific threads

WHEN:
Whenever you set it to because we're cron like that

WHERE:
In your forums

HOW:
Easily, theirs like one file edit and that's one of the files this comes with, we call it super plug-in power-o

ANYTHING ELSE:
Yes if jilly didn't make the request i would've never got round to spending the few hours it took to create this, though i got distracted alot and so it took me like 5 hours over 3 weeks.

Installation
Unpack to the directories stated and then run the installer @ http://www.yourdomain.com/forums/ins...ck_install.php and follow all the instructions.

Upgrading
Replace the cron file.

[kevinrstruck]

Originally Posted by jilly

kevin, feedthreadBOT.php should be in www.yoururl.com/forum/feedthreadBOT.php

Not there. I assume this did not install correctly then?

[jilly]

sabre, I dont have any threads in, because it posted them all - but what I was hoping it could do is have a 'database' of threads, and could just randomly pick one for the day, but not necessarily delete it out of the queue - say I put like 150 questions in through feedthreadBOT - then I want to be able to let it run, so basically for the next year it will pick a random question each day, and post it, and hopefully not post the same question too often...

[sabret00the]

ok that being the case, open up forums/includes/cron/threadBOT.php and find

PHP Code:

    $DB_site->query("
        DELETE
        FROM thread_bank
        WHERE threadid = $spewthread[threadid]
    ");

    $DB_site->query("
        DELETE
        FROM post_bank
        WHERE threadid = $spewthread[threadid]
    "); 


and replace with

PHP Code:

/*
    $DB_site->query("
        DELETE
        FROM thread_bank
        WHERE threadid = $spewthread[threadid]
    ");

    $DB_site->query("
        DELETE
        FROM post_bank
        WHERE threadid = $spewthread[threadid]
    ");
  */ 


[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by kevinrstruck

Not there. I assume this did not install correctly then?

did you upload the files?

[TTG]

Had my first post made by the cron .. only the post header appeared in the category selected, no post content !?

[jilly]

I think that did it! Are you going to fix that in the zip? I think that should be default that threads dont get deleted from the thread bank

Now how about if you need to edit or delete a thread in the thread bank?

[jilly]

Okay, this seems to be working good for me now! I will post up my 'instructions' later tonight or tomorrow, for you to add to the first post

Woohoo!!!

[TTG]

Originally Posted by TTG

Had my first post made by the cron .. only the post header appeared in the category selected, no post content !?

Support finished already for this hack !?

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by TTG

Had my first post made by the cron .. only the post header appeared in the category selected, no post content !?

please elaborate upon your problem as i don't quite understand your dilemma

[TTG]

Originally Posted by sabret00the

please elaborate upon your problem as i don't quite understand your dilemma

Thanks for the quick response ..

Post made via threadBOT with normal posting header and a couple of dozen lines of text in the message box. Submitted post, await cron to add the post at specified time and post is made with the header only, post content not shown !?

Tried 3 different posts in different category's and same result. Checked template has been added to style and it's there ok ..