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.

[jilly]

Okay, I have another issue - seems like threadBOT is postiong the same post three times in a row from the group of threads in threadbank - it's just taking the first thread (or maybe the last one, and only posting that - not picking a random one, and therefore not changing either..

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by TTG

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 ..

so confused but then it's friday night. screenshot?

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by jilly

Okay, I have another issue - seems like threadBOT is postiong the same post three times in a row from the group of threads in threadbank - it's just taking the first thread (or maybe the last one, and only posting that - not picking a random one, and therefore not changing either..

strange one, how many threads in the thread bank and what are the settings of the cron?

month *
week *
day *
hour XX
minute 0

???

[TTG]

Originally Posted by sabret00the

so confused but then it's friday night. screenshot?

:ermm: .. screenshot of what .. an empty post with just a header !?

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by TTG

:ermm: .. screenshot of what .. an empty post with just a header !?

yup as right now i've no idea what you mean so i'm hoping a picture speaks 1000 words

[TTG]

Picture of empty post attached :ermm:

[sabret00the]

damn, how did that happen, download the latest zip and replace the file in the cron folder, i'm hoping that you have have an old one.

[TTG]

That solved the problem .. thanks sabretOOthe

[jilly]

Re - the same thread posted each day -

I have about 5 questions in the thread bank

cron settings are:

Day of the week *
Day of the month *
Hour 15
Minute 0
log entries = yes
./includes/cron/threadBOT.php

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by jilly

Re - the same thread posted each day -

I have about 5 questions in the thread bank

cron settings are:

Day of the week *
Day of the month *
Hour 15
Minute 0
log entries = yes
./includes/cron/threadBOT.php

is it posting all of the question or just the same one over and over?