vBJournal Lite 1.1b

ATM, this hack would work with ALL versions of vB unless they renamed the 'user' table :speechless:


README.txt (can be found in the zip)


README.txt
New in 1.1b
- Edit journal.php (2 lines). New journal.php here, for 1.1a users

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=== vBJournal Lite version 1.1b =============================================
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This is an addon to vBulletin and acts as an online journal/diary. Users can add entries, either

making them private or public(for all to see). For the public entries, users can comment on them.

Thats about it. You should be able to get a better idea viewing a live demo at

http://sgstudents.com/forum/journal.php. The GUI was modeled after gamingforces journal at

http://www.gamingforce.com/forums/journal.php .
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=== This being my first hack, i am SURE that there are going to be =======
=== some bugs, and problems, so just to warn you first =======
=== :: BACKUP YOUR DATABASE ! =======
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Now thats over with lets start... I will list the steps of what needs to be done...
NOW :

1) Edit the images to suit your site.
2) Upload the images to the forum's /images folder.

3) Upload install_journal.php to your admin directory.
4) Run install_journal.php and follow instructions... shouldn't be a problem. but i only tested

it once .

5) Run this query (using phpmyadmin,or use this hack

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/show...&threadid=26272 , etc)

ALTER TABLE user ADD journal SMALLINT NOT NULL

[note this will add a column in your 'user' table, but i think that shouldnt be a problem ...]

6) Upload journal.php to your forum's root directory.
7) goto journal.php page and click on the button ... (should say "Get a journal" or "Unlock

Journal" Cant rem which
... bad memory. lol) this will enable the admin journal (userid=1) and show the first default

welcome msg.

8) Link to journal in postbit.
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- open admin/functions.php

FIND

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

$datecut = time() - $cookietimeout;

if ($counter%2==0) {
$post[backcolor]="#13486D";
$post[bgclass] = "alt1";
} else {

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Add ABOVE THIS


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// vBJournal Hack by Ryangel
if($post[journal]==1){
$journal = '<a href="journal.php?s=&journalid='.$post[userid].'&action=view"><img

src="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/journal.gif" alt="View '.$post[username].'\'s Journal" border="0"/></a>';
}
else {
$journal = '';
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////


save and upload admin/functions.php.

9) open your postbit template and add $journal to where you want the link to show.


You are done ! The journal should be able to work now

FEW THINGS TO NOTE
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- private entries can only be viewed by the owner or admin.
- erm... did i say a few? ok thats the main thing to note.... I'll edit this as it comes to my

mind. lol :laugh:

IN WORKS FOR NEXT VERSION
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- incooperate moods
- better interface ( but that you can do now by editing the templates yourself )
- Admin interface -> from admin cp.
- New user option to choose whether buddies/admin can view private entries.
- anything else that might come up from discussions.


Version Update Log
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1.1a
- Fixed some table color code.
- Added template txt for manual install.

DEMO: http://sgstudents.com/forum/journal.php

[Willard Reece]

Ok I installed it and ran it and when I go to get journal I get the error page, but it created the journal if I refreshed the page it came up,
What do i do to solve this?

and also I created a test acct and made a journal for the test acct, how to I get rid of it.
I see no edit or remove commands for a admin to remove journals or even a user can't delete their own posts to a journal.
I'm going to try to remove the test acct to see if it removes the test acct journal. while I'm waiting for a answer to my ??s
Thanks
Willard
www.reecefamilies.com

[Willard Reece]

Also
Who wants a journal where the admin of a site can read your private thoughts.
gota be a way to make the private----- private!!!!

[ohgenki]

erm....IE cannot post....???

i tried using Opera browser and it requires me to "repost" the data...however, by using IE to post, it cannot be posted.

it always goes back to the main journal page without the entry being added...how do i solve this ?

[pcoskat]

does this work with 2.2.8?

Also, how does this affect disk space? I have a lot of members (9000+), and while I don't expect everyone to use the journal, I wouldn't be surprised if a couple thousand did...

Any thoughts?

[ohgenki]

what's ur server's specs ?

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by Willard Reece
Also
Who wants a journal where the admin of a site can read your private thoughts.
gota be a way to make the private----- private!!!!

How do you suggest making it private? You can't, the same as anyone who has access to your DB can see everything, passwords, email addresses etc. The only way to make it private is to cut everyones access to the webserver.

[ohgenki]

I seriously need help....i just downloaded the file...and i installed it.

However, everytime i post a reply...it just redirects me back to the main journal page. its empty.

however, i can add using the Opera Browser, by reposting. Otherwise, i cannot add at all...it doesn't repost...and instead of

http://www.mysite.com/journal.php

i get this instead:

http://www.mysite.com/journal.php?jo...ction=addentry

[Willard Reece]

Originally posted by NTLDR


How do you suggest making it private? You can't, the same as anyone who has access to your DB can see everything, passwords, email addresses etc. The only way to make it private is to cut everyones access to the webserver.

You can't see the passwords ,, but yes you can see the email addresses and if someone wants to keep it like a dairy them an admin could read it and post your thoughts all over h!! and back.
Thats what I am saying.

But basicly my only prob with it is I wish a admin could delete post made in any journal or what ever.
I didn't see that as a option. and also the error page.

[ohgenki]

can someone help me ?

[Willard Reece]

Have you done the function edit that it says to do.
I see that by your url that you have removed it so I can't see it.
but you need to follow the install to the end.

[ohgenki]

yes, in admin/functions.php i added:

// vBJournal Hack by Ryangel
if($post[journal]==1){
$journal = '<a href="journal.php?s=&journalid='.$post[userid].'&action=view"><img src="{imagesfolder}/journal.gif" alt="View '.$post[username].'\'s Journal" border="0"/></a>';
}
else {
$journal = '';
}

$datecut = time() - $cookietimeout;

if ($counter%2==0) {
$post[backcolor]="{firstaltcolor}";
$post[bgclass] = "alt1";
} else {
$post[backcolor]="{secondaltcolor}";
$post[bgclass] = "alt2";
}

is that right ?

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by Willard Reece
You can't see the passwords

Yes you can, they just happen to be an MD5 hash unless you have hacked it out of vB.

But basicly my only prob with it is I wish a admin could delete post made in any journal or what ever.

Not having installed this hack I don't know how the DB is set out but you just need to run a simple query along the lines of the following:

[sql]DELETE FROM journal WHERE journalid=X ANDuserid=X[/sql]

[ohgenki]

can u help me with my problem ?

[Willard Reece]

ohgenki

looks like you put it in the right spot.

[ohgenki]

yeah i did...but no idea why it just doesn't display new entries...