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About Developer · **Released**: 03-18-2001

Updated for vBulletin 2.2.2, 5th February 2002

Since there has been so much demand for this, I wrote a hack that will allow you to store all your custom avatars as files, rather than in the mySQL database.

Doing this will have the following benefits:

Avatars folder can be protected by .htaccess (Apache only) to prevent bandwidth stealing
No SQL queries or PHP code required to display custom avatars - server load decreases
No cacheing issues with Internet Explorer 5.5, so server bandwidth use should decrease

The install script will make the necessary modifications to your database, install a control panel option to switch the file-based avatars on, and convert your existing custom avatars from the database into files.

All avatar options that are present when using the standard mySQL avatar system are still present, and users will not notice a difference in the interface.

Full instructions for altering your PHP files are included in the zip file.

Once you have made the necessary modifications to the PHP scripts, you should run the enclosed install_favatar.php script from your admin/ folder.

spazeman · #**222** 11-25-2002, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brew
One of the things I noticed about this hack is that it doesn't delete images when a user has been deleted in the admin area.

Anyone have any ideas on how to get the image deleted when the users have been pruned/deleted?

Brew

yes good question. i really want to install this hack but i need to be able to easily delete the avatar images when i nuke a user.

catbaba · #**223** 01-25-2003, 03:30 PM

FYI, I have this hack working on vB 2.2.9.

It's super!

X-Fan · #**224** 03-20-2003, 03:41 AM

I recently upgraded to vB 2.3.0 and re-applied this hack but it's not working. Keep getting "No avatar specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the webmaster" errors.

Can someone help?

Cyclonus · #**225** 04-22-2003, 11:51 AM

I've got this working in vB 2.3.0, but a couple of questions, if anyone knows.

1. How do you make it compatible with the Welcome Panel hack? Everything I tried, it doesn't pull up the URL to the avatar file correctly (doesn't add user ID to it).

2. My users get an error whenever they upload a custom avatar:

Quote:

[function.copy]: failed to create stream

It does allow the upload to complete & picks up the new avatar, so it's no big deal, I was just wondering...

Koutaru · #**226** 04-28-2003, 11:03 PM

=/ yes working with the welcomepanel would greatly help

gmarik · #**227** 05-24-2003, 11:34 AM

Quote:

04-29-03 at 04:03 AM Koutaru said this in Post #225
=/ yes working with the welcomepanel would greatly help

Indeed. :chinese:

Courage · #**228** 05-24-2003, 12:35 PM

I have 2.3.0 and is working with the wellcome panel hack.

Indeed the avatar is not haken from the file, but from Mysql on the forum home...
I also have improuved avatar settings hack

Thomas P · #**229** 09-27-2003, 10:53 AM

Any issues about this hack and 2.3.2?

Is it working with the Welcome Panel hack (not sure) and what do I have to obey?

thx,
-Tom

forumdude · #**230** 09-21-2004, 11:29 PM

Please add the ability to this hack to import the avatars back into the db so that it can be upgraded to vb3.

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