[vBulletin 4] Simple way of including an external PHP file

[frostyx]

This is excellent, it works great on the forum and blog pages but it won't load on the home page for me. Any advice?

[Crimm]

Helped someone else with the same problem. Globalstart isn't a hook on the home page.

I can't currently give you documentation, but if you use init_start it should work. For optimization reasons though I do not suggest that. I can offer more after the weekend is over if needed.

Thanks.

[philwareham]

Hi,
Thanks for the tips. How would I use this idea to replicate a php 'echo file_get_contents' instead of a 'require_once'?
Cheers,
Phil

[Crimm]

I'm not 100% sure. I haven't done that yet.

Stupid question, but have you tried swapping the two?

[philwareham]

Yep, this works thanks...

// Textpattern External Output: body-social
ob_start();
    echo file_get_contents('http://mydomain/?rah_external_output=body-social');
    $php_include = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
vB_Template::preRegister('footer',array('txp_body_social' => $php_include));

Cool, this will make vBulletin really easy to integrate with my CMS templates. Great stuff.

[ragtek]

Originally Posted by philwareham

Yep, this works thanks...

// Textpattern External Output: body-social
ob_start();
    echo file_get_contents('http://mydomain/?rah_external_output=body-social');
    $php_include = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
vB_Template::preRegister('footer',array('txp_body_social' => $php_include));

Cool, this will make vBulletin really easy to integrate with my CMS templates. Great stuff.

You don't need the output buffer!
$php_include = file_get_contents('...'); would also work

[Centrix]

I tried this, but it made my forum crash miserably. I had to restore a database backup in order for it to work again.

Originally Posted by Crimm

ob_start();
  require_once('LOCATION OF EXTERNAL FILE');
  $php_include = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
vB_Template::preRegister('TEMPLATE YOU ARE USING',array('php_include' => $php_include));

[/LIST]
Step 2: You will have to figure out these two entries for yourself: LOCATION OF EXTERNAL FILE & Hook Location

I made a custom template and I dont know which hook location to use for this...? if I use global start my site and forum (site is linked to the forums) is just the contents of the php file im trying to include.

[Triky]

When I create the plugin and I activate it, I get a blank page in my forum. This is the code I'm using in the plugin:

PHP Code:

ob_start();
  require_once('../includes/kbar.php');
  $kbar = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
vB_Template::preRegister('header',array('php_include' => $php_include)); 


And this is what I'm using on the template header:

{vb:raw kbar}

Why? Can you please help me?

[Triky]

Can please somebody help me out?