private messages backup hack

This hack allows users to backup their private messages to a local file.

I know that there exists allready a very similar hack (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...=&pagenumber=1 ) but it contains a serious bug, which allows every users to read everybodys private messages (details see link).

Aditionally this hack works with templates and has some enhanced functionality.

This hack is succesfully tested with a fresh install of vBulletin 2.2.4

I post it here, not as a full release, because of the unclear situation (im new to this board...).

@mods Please excuse me, and move this thread, if you think it's located better elsewhere

lates, Cano2

[Odil]

Hi I have only one problem with this hack, it displays the html page with all the messages on it as it's supposed to do, but at the top, I get a parse error:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in C:\DDVBBoard\upload\private.php(188) : eval()'d code on line 4

This is using vB version 2.2.6 on a Windows 2000 server.

Any suggestions?

Odil

[eoc_Jason]

Man, I thought I was loosing my mind, I installed it per the instructions, but then the icon wasn't showing up, so I read through the whole thread and followed adding those two lines of code to update the icon.

Then I couldn't get the window to popup no matter what I did... It would download it, but not let me save anywhere... I finally found out what the bug was...

Edit the "privbackup_header" header and change the line from:

PHP Code:

header("Content-disposition: filename=pnbackup_$date.html"); 


To:

PHP Code:

header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=pnbackup_$date.html"); 


Note the inclusion of "attachment;", that fixed my problem and the window pops up to save!

[Exo]

Originally posted by Schorsch
Hi Cano2,

I installed the optional feature, but it doesn't work correctly, it always downloads a file called "private.php" (look at the attachment).

I use Windows 2000 and MS Internet Explorer 5.5

what's wrong and how can I get this working ?

thanks,
Schorsch

ya i have the same, only private.php

[Bison]

Originally posted by eoc_Jason

Edit the "privbackup_header" header and change the line from:

PHP Code:

header("Content-disposition: filename=pnbackup_$date.html"); 


To:

PHP Code:

header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=pnbackup_$date.html"); 


Note the inclusion of "attachment;", that fixed my problem and the window pops up to save!

Cool ... but the $date doesn't write the timestamp on the end of the file!

[Bison]

Nevermind ... I fixed it!

Installed and running good!

[Exo]

can someone help me i dont want this private.php!

[Exo]

*UP*

[Larz]

Parse error: parse error in D:\http\GamesDebat.jubii.dk\private.php(189) : eval()'d code on line 1

Someone? Anyone?

[drumsy]

I'm having an issue with the fact that when I select all to backup, the first five don't appear (I have installed the code to display by date). What's up?

[Smoothie]

Gotta say, pretty cool hack. The only problem, as others have said, is the .php file extension. Mozilla gets the .html file ok, IE gets .php extension. Hoping someone can help out here...