How to connect to a vB database & sessions

[kill_emma]

Right, here's what i'm trying to do, i'm on vB3 Beta 7, and i'm trying to connect to the database and use the vB permisions and the whois online thinger, but i dont know how. Let me plug in this info right now, because i'm stupid and i'm running on localhost so this info is safe.
Server- localhost
Database- forums
Username- root
Password-
(I dont use a pass)

And yes you can discuss this because it's not vB3 hacking, you arent editing any vB files, just accessing them and the database. The only thing i'm editing is my index page on my root site :P.

[bradsears]

I'm a junior vb hacker but I think the first thing you want to do is take a look at global.php

Then you can include it in your script and essentially you get access to some good functions and variables.

I've had no success using sessions after including vb3beta7 global.php (see my other thread) ... because I think vbulletin clears the session every time global.php runs.

[NTLDR]

PHP Code:

<?

chdir('/path/to/forums');
require_once('./global.php');

// your code here

?>

[kill_emma]

PHP Code:

chdir('./forum'); 
require_once('./global.php'); 
$db = mysql_connect ('localhost','root','');
mysql_select_db ('general',$db); 


i'm using that and it aint workin.

[NTLDR]

Requiring global.php creates a database connection to you vBulletin database and creates the users session for you.

[kill_emma]

ok, so now i'm using:

PHP Code:

     <?php 
     chdir('forum');
    require_once('./global.php'); 
                echo "members: $numbermembers<br>" .
     "threads: $totalthreads<br>" .
     "posts: $totalposts<br>" .
                 "users online: $totalonline<br>";
     ?>

no workie, i get this error:

Originally Posted by damn localhost

Warning: chdir(): No such file or directory (errno 2) in C:\network\Apache2\htdocs\index.php on line 51

line 51 of course being chdir('forum');

[NTLDR]

PHP Code:

chdir('forum'); 


The above isn't valid, enter the full path to the forums directory and it will work. Note that the total threads posts etc won't be displayed even if it works.

[kill_emma]

why wont it work?

[NTLDR]

Because you actually have to get the values to fill the variables, they aren't done automatically by requiring global.php.

[kill_emma]

how are they done if i may ask :P